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unhappycamper summary of this article: And in other F-35 news:
October 26: Pentagon Cuts Four Lockheed Jets From Next Order, Pentagon Says
October 27: Lockheed’s tug of war with DoD
November 1: DoD, Lockheed To Discuss F-35 'Should-Cost' Review
Pentagon Tester: F-35 is Too Risky to Start Flight TrainingSo, the Pentagon’s top weapons tester, J. Michael Gilmore is urging the Air Force to delay the start of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter pilot training by up to ten months in order for the program to accrue more flight hours and therefore reduce the risk of dangerous in-flight emergencies. His memo comes just as the Air Force had been hoping to get clearance to start flying the six F-35A training jets that are at the JSF schoolhouse at Eglin Air Force Base, Fl.