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Report to Congress on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Engine

8 December 2022

The following is the Dec. 2, 2022, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Engine Options.

From the report

The Department of Defense (DOD) is considering whether to upgrade the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s (JSF’s) existing F135 engine—the Engine Enhancement Package (EEP)—or to develop and procure a new engine for the aircraft—the Adaptive Engine Technology Program (AETP). Congress has long expressed interest in issues relating to the F-35’s engine. Section...

https://news.usni.org/2022/12/08/report-to-congress-on-f-35-joint-strike-fighter-engine

Report to Congress on the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter

4 May 2022

The following is the May 2, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program.

From the report

The largest procurement program in the Department of Defense (DOD), the F-35 Lightning II is a strike fighter aircraft being procured in different versions for the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. Current DOD plans call for acquiring a total of 2,456 F-35s. Allies are expected to purchase hundreds of additional F-35s, and eight nations are cost-sharing partners...

https://news.usni.org/2022/05/04/report-to-congress-on-the-f-35-lightning-ii-joint-strike-fighter

GAO Report on F-35 Cost Growth, Schedule Delays

26 April 2022

The following is the April 25, 2022 Government Accountability Office report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter: Cost Growth and Schedule Delays Continue.

What GAO Found

The Department of Defense (DOD) has not yet authorized the F-35 program to
begin full-rate production. Full-rate production generally is the point when a
program has demonstrated an acceptable level of performance and reliability;
and in the case of the F-35, is ready for higher manufacturing rates. The delay in
reaching this milestone...

https://news.usni.org/2022/04/26/gao-report-on-f-35-cost-growth-schedule-delays

Report to Congress on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

17 January 2022

The following is the Jan. 14, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program.

From the report

The largest procurement program in the Department of Defense (DOD), the F-35 Lightning II is a strike fighter aircraft being procured in different versions for the United States Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. Current DOD plans call for acquiring a total of 2,456 F-35s. Allies are expected to purchase hundreds of additional F-35s, and eight nations are...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/17/report-to-congress-on-the-f-35-joint-strike-fighter

Greece Overhauling Military With New Helicopters and Frigates, Updating U.S. Defense Pact

13 May 2021

The Hellenic Navy Hydra-class frigate HS Psara (F 494), left, and the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) sail behind the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57), March 12, 2021. US Navy Photo

Despite its struggling economy and escalating tensions with neighboring Turkey, Greece is pushing ahead on overhauling its military, according to its defense minister.

Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos said “acquiring high-end weapons systems” would...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/13/greece-overhauling-military-with-new-helicopters-and-frigates-updating-u-s-defense-pact

HASC: Congress Let DoD Buy Too Many F-35 Fighters But Not Enough F-35 Spares, Sustainment

22 April 2021

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Cosme Zamora, from Compton, Calif., assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6), signals an F-35B Lightning II fighter aircraft assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) on the ship’s flight deck on Jan. 21, 2021. US Navy Photo

The House Armed Services Committee has little appetite for buying any F-35 Joint Strike Fighter planes beyond the official Biden administration request – in contrast to the past...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/22/hasc-congress-let-dod-buy-too-many-f-35-fighters-but-not-enough-f-35-spares-sustainment

Report to Congress on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program

14 May 2020

The following is the May 13, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program.

From the report

https://news.usni.org/2020/05/14/report-to-congress-on-the-f-35-joint-strike-fighter-program

GAO Report on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Sustainment

26 April 2019

The following is the April 25, 2019 Government Accountability Officer report, F-35 Aircraft Sustainment: DOD Needs to Address Substantial Supply Chain Challenges.

From the report

What GAO Found
F-35 aircraft performance is falling short of warfighter requirements—that is, aircraft cannot perform as many missions or fly as often as required.

This lower-than-desired aircraft performance is due largely to F-35 spare parts shortages and difficulty in managing and moving parts around the world:

Spare...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/26/gao-report-on-f-35-joint-strike-fighter-sustainment

Lockheed: F-35A Cost To Drop Below $80 Million Per Fighter In 2023

30 January 2019

Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Heritage Flight Team pilot and commander, performs a tactical pitch maneuver in an F-35A Lightning II during the California Capital Airshow on Sept. 23, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif.

Lockheed Martin is committed to producing the F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter for $80 million each by next year and further reducing the overall program costs as part of the next production contract negotiations with the Department of Defense, the company said on Tuesday

In...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/29/40708