Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall, also speaking in the UK, expressed confidence in Pratt & Whitney and indicated a reintroduction of a second engine for competitive purposes was not in the cards. “Overall we’re confident in the design. We’re still in development, we still have work to do, [largely] on the margins, but overall we’re confident,” he said. “We’re not interested in this point in going back several years and opening up to another competitor.”
This is
exactly what's wrong with our DoD procurement system today. You would think Frank would be the most irate at the situation, but nooooo! "We are still in development, still have work to do", will 20-25 years be enough to get it done?
TD