The Project on Government Oversight (POGO) summarizes a damning report on the F-35 done by DoD’s office of Operational Test and Evaluation and obtained by POGO via the Freedom of Information Act. The persisting F-35 problems?
- Failure to meet key availability and reliability requirements
- Continued inaccuracy of the gun
- Excessive logistics footprint
- Delays on promised improvements
- Troubled AI system for maintenance support
- Stealth Capabilities Are Hard to Maintain (and were not fully tested)
POGO, F-35 Testing Report Reveals Problems with Production Decisions