Is the F-35 Program Doomed?
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The beleaguered F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program just hit another of many roadblocks in early January as the Department of Defense (DoD) formally decreed that a decision on full-rate production of the jet is on indefinite hold due to technical challenges and the impact of COVID19.
The verdict in the first week of January came only four months after Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defence for acquisition and sustainment, placed her full confidence behind the program saying that “the F-35 will complete its testing by March 2021.”