The Defense Department's high-level weapon acquisition council will convene tomorrow to consider whether the Joint Strike Fighter program -- the largest military aircraft acquisition program in history -- is ready to shift from development to procurement. Kenneth Krieg, under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics and chairman of the Defense Acquisition Board, will review plans for the tri-service and multinational fighter aircraft program to proceed into low-rate initial production with the acquisition of five aircraft. Prime contractor Lockheed...
