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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

US Air Force concerned about F-35 delivery delay

F-35 Lightning IIThe U.S. Air Force's top general said on Tuesday he was concerned software development and production issues could delay the service's plan to start using new F-35 fighter jets in April 2016.

General Norton Schwartz said the Air Force variant of the Lockheed Martin Corp fighter jet was doing better in testing and development than the Navy and Marine Corps' versions, but it was not clear whether software issues would delay the start of their use in combat.

Vice Admiral David Venlet, the defense official in charge of the F-35 program, briefed Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter and other senior defense officials at a three-hour meeting on Monday about the preliminary findings of his months-long comprehensive review of the program.

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