F-35 production. Reuters
Pentagon Downplays Comment On F-35 Fighter Jet Cyber Threat -- Chicago Tribune/Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Thursday downplayed a comment by one of its officials that he is not totally confident in the ability of the $396 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, built by Lockheed Martin Corp, to survive a cyber attack.
The Pentagon's F-35 program office issued a statement that the Department of Defense was "fully aware of evolving cyber threats and is taking specific action to counter them for all fielded systems, including F-35."
"The F-35 is no more or less vulnerable to known cyber threats than legacy aircraft were during their initial development and early production," spokesman Joe DellaVedova said when asked about a comment by Christopher Bodgan, the F-35 program manager, to lawmakers on Wednesday.
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Update #1: Pentagon in PR fight over F-35 fighter jets’ cyber vulnerabilities -- RT
Update #2: F-35 Chief Cautious But Hopeful On F-35 Software -- Aviation Week
Update #3: Program Chief: Software Problems Could Delay F-35’s Delivery Beyond 2017 -- Nextgov
My Comment: If there is no problem .... why mention it in the first place.
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