Monday, November 22, 2010

Another Pentagon Meeting On Why The F-35 Is Costing More, And Is Behind Schedule

F-35

Pentagon Officials To Meet To Address F-35 Program's Problems -- Star Telegram

In what has become a regular event, senior Pentagon officials will meet today to review why the F-35 joint strike fighter has fallen behind schedule and over budget yet again and what to do about it.

The top Pentagon weapons buyer, Ashton Carter, is scheduled to convene a defense acquisition board with military and civilian experts to try to understand why development and testing of the airplane is lagging behind a schedule that was revised this year for at least the seventh time.

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My Comment:The first sentence sums up what has been the Pentagon's history with the F-35 ....

.... In what has become a regular event ....

Regular indeed. I expect more of the same for the duration of this program.

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