The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon’s most ambitious weapons program, is experiencing mounting costs and delays, with a projected price tag of over $2 trillion. The program faces unique risks, including bugs that force pilots to reboot in midair, and F-35s are piling up on Lockheed tarmacs, GAO says. The Defense Department has undertaken belt-tightening efforts over the past decade and is in the sixth year of a hardware and software modernization effort known as Block 4. Suppliers have faced setbacks, including supply chain and software issues, but the GAO reports that the F-35 program and contractor are resolving these problems. The F-35 faces significant cutbacks from U.S. lawmakers.
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, touted for its unmatched capabilities, faces significant cutbacks from U.S. lawmakers. https://t.co/u7Nl7mncKg
All-in costs for troubled F-35 fighter jet program price tag likely to top $2 trillion, GAO says https://t.co/6qrk2yrgQJ https://t.co/wO8T243lQe
The Pentagon has invested billions of dollars into developing advanced airframes across each service. https://t.co/5jMuTlSzJ4
Suppliers have faced setbacks, including supply chain and software issues. The GAO said the F-35 program and contractor are resolving the problems. https://t.co/tubpLDzQUE
The Defense Department is in the sixth year of a hardware and software modernization effort for the F-35, a program known as Block 4. https://t.co/h5iuP7RLpy
The Defense Department has undertaken a number of belt-tightening efforts over the past decade to reduce the cost of the program. https://t.co/pD4gEEAUvx
F-35s are piling up on Lockheed tarmacs, presenting ‘unique’ risks to the Pentagon | The program is trying to quash bugs that force pilots to reboot in midair, GAO says. https://t.co/cAZe2nZ28N #f35
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, the Pentagon’s most ambitious weapons program ever, has been plagued with mounting costs and delays that will result in a price tag of more than $2 trillion in the coming decades. https://t.co/5YMUFgeDi2
Governments face more borrowing, taxes and public sector cuts to finance soaring defense spending — a tough sell to the public. https://t.co/k577Ga70m7