The Joint Strike Fighter program office and the Pentagon's operational test community have different philosophies on what level of risk is acceptable for the fleet's mission data file loads. Lt. Col. Kirt Cassell, JSF reprogramming enterprise lead, told Inside Defense April 26 during an interview at his office in Arlington, VA, there are varying opinions between the F-35 joint program office and the Defense Department's director of operational test and evaluation on what it takes to properly and appropriately test...
