This photo shows an F-35 Lightning II jet. Lockheed Martin is making different variations of the plane for each branch of the service.Lockheed Martin
F-35 Fighters Plagued With Delays, Cost Overruns, Federal Report Says -- FOX News
The development of the ballyhooed F-35 fighter jet faces new delays and is over budget, a new report from the Government Accountability Office has found.
The F-35s are “fifth-generation” fighter jets, and are designed to be the U.S. military’s new primary fighter aircraft. The Department of Defense plans to buy 2,457 of the planes between now and 2037, at a total cost of more than a trillion dollars including development and maintenance costs. While the first F-35s are scheduled to be fully operational by July 2015, the GAO report warns that they may not be.
“Persistent software problems have slowed progress… capabilities expected by the Marine Corps in July 2015 will not likely be delivered on time, and could be delayed as much as 13 months,” the report reads.
But a spokesman for Lockheed Martin, which is making the planes, told FoxNews.com that they will meet the schedule.
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My Comment: Another damming report .... but the F-35 program still goes on.
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