F-35 full-rate production decision not likely until at least 2023

By Briana Reilly / March 8, 2022 at 9:25 PM
The head of the F-35 joint program office said completing a series of Joint Simulation Environment "runs for score" will not occur in fiscal year 2022, pushing a potential full-rate production decision to at least 2023. Still, Lt. Gen. Eric Fick cautioned a small group of reporters Tuesday that the JPO has not yet completed its updated acquisition program baseline, meaning officials haven’t yet laid out a threshold and objective date for FRP, a long-delayed decision previously expected in March...

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