Senate Authorizers Propose Air Force F-35 Spending Limit

By Courtney Albon / May 26, 2015 at 2:58 PM
Senate authorizers want to limit F-35 Joint Strike Fighter funding until the Air Force assures Congress that aircraft delivered in fiscal year 2018 will be equipped with the hardware, software and weapons carriage needed for full combat capability. The Senate Armed Services Committee recently released a report of policy recommendations to accompany the FY-16 defense authorization bill, which included language that would limit procurement funding to $4.3 billion until the service certifies that it will deliver Block 3F software in...

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