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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Is troubled F-35 caught in a ‘death spiral’?

F-35A Lightning IIThe controversial F-35 program took another blow last week when the Navy requested a break from producing F-35C, its variant of the faulty and expensive Joint Strike Fighter.

Congressional sources said officials with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) worry the 3-year break will lead to a permanent end to the program, according to Politico. Critics have targeted the program in recent years because of high costs and technical problems during development and testing.

Last month, a Pentagon report revealed “significant findings” of cracks developing in multiple locations on two of the test aircraft.

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