F-35 Program Achieves Milestone C and Full Rate Production 12 Mar 2024
https://www.f35.com/f35/news-and-fea...roduction.html or
https://www.defense.gov/News/Release...te-production/
"Earlier today, the Milestone Decision Authority, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William A. LaPlante, approved the
Milestone C / Full Rate Production (MSC/FRP) of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft with the signing of an Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) after a meeting with the Defense Acquisition Board (DAB)...."
PHOTO: https://www.f35.com/content/dam/lock...-35BHeadOn.jpg
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"...The decision came more than
four years after the Pentagon originally planned, and followed multiple years of delays due to troubles setting up the necessary Joint Simulation Environment tests...."
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024...te-production/
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"...Although the designation is in some ways moot—the F-35 production enterprise is already operating at a rate close to its capacity—the designation means the Joint Program Office can now negotiate
multiyear contracts for the fighter...."
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/f-...te-production/
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"The Pentagon has finally approved the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for full rate production,
five years later than originally anticipated...."
https://breakingdefense.com/2024/03/...-5-year-delay/
