DOT&E labels F-35 Block 4 master schedule 'high risk'

By Courtney Albon / January 30, 2020 at 5:21 PM
The Pentagon's top weapons tester has labeled the F-35 joint program office's Block 4 modernization schedule as "high risk" due to inefficiencies in testing and software releases as well as a backlog of 13 Category 1 deficiencies that he says must be addressed before the program integrates significant new capability. The annual report , completed by Director of Operational Test and Evaluation Robert Behler and released today, details concerns that the JPO's Block 4 Continuous Capability Development and Delivery (C2D2)...

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