Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Pentagon’s Inspector General: F-35 Program Struggles With Quality Management Issues

Two F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing aircraft ferry from Lockheed Martin's production facility in Fort Worth, Texas, to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in May. (Lockheed Martin)

Pentagon Report: F-35 Program Struggles With Quality Management -- Defense News

While there have been improvements, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program continues to struggle with quality management issues, according to a new report from the Pentagon’s Inspector General.

The watchdog found 363 issues, 147 of which it identified as “major.” The report defined major issues as “a nonfulfillment of a requirement that is likely to result in the failure of the quality management system or reduce its ability to ensure controlled processes or compliant products/services.”

Challenges identified in the report include the need for improved training, the need to improve criteria for acceptance of a plane, and unnecessary over-mixing of sealant used on the wings.

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More News On The Pentagon’s Inspector General Reporting That The F-35 Program Is Struggling With Quality Management Issues

Report: Military Lost Control of F-35 Contractors, Errors Abound -- ABC News
US F-35 jet plagued by shoddy quality control: audit -- Space Daily/AFP
Report: F-35 production process flaws made jet fighter more costly -- UPI
Lockheed, Pentagon cite improved F-35 quality work since end 2012 -- Reuters
U.S. Stealth Jets Have 363 Production Flaws, Inspectors Say -- Killer Apps/Foreign Policy

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