Conference report directs slate of F-35 reporting requirements, improvement efforts

By Courtney Albon / December 10, 2019 at 11:10 AM
Lawmakers are proposing a slew of F-35 oversight provisions as part of a defense policy bill released Monday by conference committee members, including requirements for sustainment cost and readiness details, reporting on the Block 4 modernization process and insight into efforts to rearchitect the Joint Strike Fighter's Autonomic Logistics Information System. The conference report, headed for a vote from the House Armed Services Committee Wednesday, would require quarterly updates from Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord to include sustainment cost comparisons...

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