DOT&E calls for F-35 C2D2 software sustainment cost review

By Courtney Albon / February 1, 2019 at 6:03 PM
The Pentagon's top weapons tester considers the F-35's new Block 4 modernization plan "high risk" and is calling for a more robust assessment of the cost to test and continuously modernize software. Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Robert Behler said in his annual report, released Jan. 31, that the F-35 program's current plan for continuous capability development and delivery, C2D2, carries too much risk -- largely because of the amount of capability the program intends to deliver in six-month...

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