Oversight should improve ALIS deliveries

Software Development Schedules Remain A Risk To F-35 IOC Dates

/ July 30, 2015 at 3:44 PM
Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall is confident in the progress the F-35 joint program office is making toward achieving the Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy's initial operational capability requirements, but a report released to Congress last month notes some risk in those plans, largely related to software delivery. The three services have staggered IOC targets, based on their unique needs. The Marine Corps is moving through the final approvals to declare the F-35B variant operational, and the Air Force...

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