(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct number of F-35 aircraft the proposed defense authorization bill would allow the Pentagon to purchase in fiscal year 2025.) Some deliveries of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter would be temporarily fenced under the proposed fiscal year 2025 defense authorization conference bill until Lockheed Martin, the Joint Program Office and the incoming defense secretary create a plan to resolve any outstanding hardware and software deficiencies hamstringing the program. The...
