Gilmore: More Money, Time Needed For Ongoing JSF Testing

By Jason Sherman, Thomas Duffy / June 19, 2013 at 3:36 PM
The Pentagon's top weapons tester told a Senate subcommittee this morning that without more money and time to complete F-35 Joint Strike Fighter development tests, the services might be unable to deliver airplanes with the full military capability needed for operational testing in 2018. During the same hearing , Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's top acquisition official, said no additional money or time is planned to be added to the JSF program. "The department is focused on executing the development program...

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