F-35A Cost Per Flying Hour Exceeds F-16 by 10% (Aviation Week)

 

F-35 Head: Flying Hours 10 Percent Higher than F-16 (DefenseNews)

 

I will be surprised if even that figure (already failing to meet spec) holds as time goes on.

Another Installment of ... F-35 Cost Per Flying Hour (Aviation Week, Ares blog)

F-35 Office Sees Improved Relations With Contractor (DefenseNews)

 

 

F-35 Chief Cautious But Hopeful On F-35 Software (Aviation Week)

Pentagon Downplays Comment On F-35 Cyberthreat (Aviation Week/Reuters)

Philip Hammond Unsure About F-35 Order (Sky News)

Pentagon Struggles To Pin Down F-35 Ops Cost (Aviation Week)

UK Watchdog: Faulty Data Drove F-35 Choices for New Carriers (DefenseNews)

Carrier Strike: The 2012 reversion decision (National Audit Office (UK), pdf)

USAF To Move Forward Target Date For F-35 Use (Aviation Week)

F-35B first VTO test

 

Selling the simulation at Lockheed Martin: A journey into the heart of procurement PR (iPolitics)

F-35 Costs Dip A Tiny Bit; SAR Says Program Costs Down $4.5 Billion (Breaking Defense)

Department of Defense Announces Selected Acquisition Report (US DOD, 23 May 2013)

 

 

DOD-JSF-2012-SAR-May-2013-20130524-pdf (Link to SAR report)

US Navy Details Amphibious Ship Mods Required For F-35 (Aviation Week)

USAF Accepts Limited Capability With 2016 F-35 IOC (Aviation Week)

 

The services' report to Congress here (pdf)