F-35 JPO eyeing 2018 for Block 4 modernization contract decision

By Courtney Albon / July 1, 2016 at 10:00 AM
F-35 program officials expect to have a Joint Requirements Oversight Council-approved Block 4 capability development document in hand by late this summer -- a milestone that will solidify follow-on modernization requirements and help set the foundation for the capabilities necessary to operate in the future threat environment. Diane Wathen, the joint program office's follow-on modernization director, told Inside the Air Force this week the program expects the JROC to approve its CDD in August or September. The document, which...

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