Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt takes over the F-35 Joint Program Office as the negotiations with Lockheed Martin over the next lots of aircraft drag on amid pricing disagreements.
By Valerie Insinna“It’s not a matter of data rights, it’s matter of data delivery and being able to have that data delivered is going to cost money,” Lt. Gen. Eric Fick said.
By Valerie Insinna“I think it’s likely that we’ll see costs rise on a tail by tail basis. I think it’s early to say where I think that they’ll end up,” said Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, who manages the F-35 program on behalf of the Pentagon.
By Valerie Insinna“It’s not like, you know, Candy Crush Saga or Wordle, or even the video game your kids play,” Lt. Gen. Eric Fick said of the Joint Simulation Environment needed to carry out F-35 testing. “It doesn’t just have to look right, it has to be right at the digital level.”
By Valerie InsinnaBefore the F-35 can be declared ready for full-rate production, it must complete tests in the Pentagon’s Joint Simulation Environment.
By Valerie InsinnaGeneral Electric could find itself in a contest with incumbent Pratt & Whitney for a replacement for the F-35’s engine.
By Valerie InsinnaScheduled maintenance for the F-35’s engine in the mid-2020s will drive up the price of engine sustainment, just as the Pentagon expects cost reduction goals come to fruition.
By Valerie Insinna