GAO: F-35 JPO should close Block 4 business case before awarding contracts

By Courtney Albon / April 29, 2019 at 2:02 PM
The Government Accountability Office is recommending the Defense Department hold off on awarding additional F-35 Block 4 development contracts until an independent cost estimate is completed and the program office conducts a partial technology readiness assessment and has an approved test and evaluation master plan. In a report released April 29 , GAO also assesses the F-35’s reliability, finding that although the program is making “slow, sustained progress” toward improving reliability and maintainability, it is not meeting performance targets on...

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