The F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), is the Department of Defense's (DOD) most costly and ambitious aircraft acquisition, seeking to simultaneously develop and field three aircraft variants for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and eight international partners. The JSF is critical for recapitalizing tactical air forces and will require a long-term commitment to very large annual funding outlays. The estimated total investment cost is currently about $385 billion to develop and procure 2,457 aircraft. Because of a history of relatively poor cost and schedule outcomes, defense leadership over the past year has directed a comprehensive restructuring of the JSF program that is continuing.


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    Title :

    Joint Strike Fighter: Restructuring Should Improve Outcomes, but Progress is Still Lagging Overall


    Contributors:
    M. Sullivan (author)

    Publication date :

    2011


    Size :

    26 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English