"Co-Mingling" of fasteners delayed F-35 production for two weeks, but the aircraft have been deemed safe to fly, Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord said Dec. 10.
Ellen Lord
Thinking past the F-35.
The mission capable rates achieved by F-35s across all users have increased sharply, thanks mainly to more parts in the pipeline, more rapid repair of parts at depots, and reliability and maintainability investments by the Defense Department and its industry partners on the program, Pentagon ...
New suppliers have been found for all but a dozen of the 850 parts Turkey is now making for the F-35, and most of the work is going to Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney, company and program officials told a House Armed Services panel ...
The F-35 is making progress but still faces major hurdles with its logistics system, intellectual property, supply chain, and more, officials overseeing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program told lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Nov. 13. Program leadership laid out a path to turn one ...
Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen ?Lord holds a press briefing to update media on acquisition, reform, and innovation at the Pentagon, Aug. 26, 2019. DOD photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Lee. The Pentagon’s decision to start full-rate production of...
