F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Competition.

Defense contracts.

Defense industries.

Military research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (55 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-RL-30563h in the 2011 issue.

Describes DOD F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program involving AF, Navy, USMC, and the British Royal Navy. Details engine issues, recent developments, program origin and acquisition milestones, procurement quantities, program management, software development, cost and funding, additional cost issues, manufacturing locations, international participation, and proposed FY2015 budget. Examines issues for Congress related to overall need for F-35, planned total procurement quantities, program performance, competition, program affordability and projected fighter aircraft inventory shortfalls, future of USMC aviation, implications for the U.S. defense industry, and future joint fighter programs. Reviews legislative activity for FY2014. Includes tables.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program

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