F-35 sees slight testing delay due to COVID-19, targets December for JSE integration exercise

By Courtney Albon / June 3, 2020 at 2:53 PM
The F-35 joint program office says despite a minor delay in the program's operational test schedule related to the COVID-19 pandemic, program-required test activities are slated to wrap up in the fall. These will be followed by a slate of "runs for score" meant to test the Joint Simulation Environment's integration with the aircraft and its subsystems. JPO spokesman Lt. Cdr. Keith Goodsell told Inside Defense the runs for score will occur in December and are expected to inform...

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