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Commentary on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Concurrency Quick Look Review

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By NICK SCHWELLENBACH
POGO'S DIRECTOR OF INVESTIGATIONS

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program faces a bevy of serious issues that have the potential to further drive up costs and to significantly add to delays to the program, according to the findings of a high-level Pentagon review completed in November 2011. The report containing the results of the "F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Concurrency Quick Look Review" was obtained by POGO, which first made the report available to the public. Bloomberg’s Tony Capaccio first reported on the report’s findings.

Lockheed F-35 Said to Be Cut by 13 Planes in Pentagon’s Budget

By Tony Capaccio - Jan 26, 2012 6:00 AM GMT+0100
The Pentagon will propose spending about $9.2 billion to buy 29 Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) F-35 jets in its fiscal 2013 budget, 13 fewer than previously planned, U.S. officials said.

The reduction is part of a decision to delay purchasing 179 of the Joint Strike Fighters beyond 2017 to continue development, testing and correction of deficiencies, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity yesterday in advance of a Defense Department announcement.