Pentagon report cites ‘lack of maturity’ of Lockheed F-35 jet
Lockheed Martin Corp’s’s new F-35 fighter jet has completed over a third of its planned flight tests, but it is still facing problems with the helmet needed to fly the plane, software development and weapons integration, according to a report by the Pentagon’s chief weapons tester. The 18-page report, sent to Congress on Friday, included a detailed account of those issues and others, which it said underscored the "lack of maturity" of the $396 billion weapons program, the Pentagon’s most expensive ever. . . .
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