Avalon 2015: USAF confident F-35 will meet targets
The re-baselining of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter programme has been successful and ongoing improvements in areas such as support and logistics will drive the cost down further, according to the programme head.
Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office US Air Force Lieutenant General Christopher Bogdan, speaking at the Australian Airshow near Melbourne on 23 February, hit back at suggestions that the programme has continued to fail since the re-baselining three years ago.
‘Since the re-baselining we are holding to targets and haven’t shifted on budget, dates or capabilty,’ Bogdan said.
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