F-35 Software

摘要

Vice Admiral Mat Winters, the Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office (JPO), told a symposium organised by the Defense One website in Washington on September 6 that with the increasing rate of F-35 procurement warfighters are getting what they asked for. He said: "While problems remain, we understand where the deficiencies are and how we go forward." The F-35 JPO is aiming to close a deal for 74 F-35s in Lot 11 before the end of the year, reducing the unit price for the F-35A to less than the $94.6 million achieved in Lot 10, which required extensive negotiation before it was agreed to last February, more than a year after the time the JPO originally projected. Winter aims to have the Lot 12 agreement in place next year. He would like to secure congressional approval for two-year bulk buys, allowing economies of scale in ordering long-lead-time components. This would make it possible for the JPO to reach its objective of achieving a unit cost of $80 million per F-35A by the end of Lot 14. After Lot 14, the JPO may seek authorisation for multi-year contracting.