F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background and Issues for Congress

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Abstract:

The largest procurement program in the Department of Defense DOD, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter JSF, also called the Lightning II, is a new aircraft being procured in different versions for the United States Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. Current DOD plans call for acquiring a total of 2,456 JSFs. Hundreds of additional F-35s are expected to be purchased by several U.S. allies, eight of which are cost-sharing partners in the program. The F-35 promises significant advances in military capability. Like many high-technology programs before it, reaching that capability has put the program above its original budget and behind the planned schedule. The administrations proposed FY2011 defense budget requested about 6.8 billion in procurement funding for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter JSF program. This would fund the procurement of 23 F-35As for the Air Force, 13 F-35Bs for the Marine Corps, and seven F-35Cs for the Navy.

Author(s):
Gertler, Jeremiah
Author Organization(s):
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Descriptive Note:
Congressional rept.
Supplementary Note:
CRS Report for Congress.
Pagination:
0046

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
CRS-RL30563
Monitor Series:
CRS/DC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.2_Supply; JCA_4.2.3_Manage Global Supplier Networks; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.2.1_Manage Supplies and Equipment; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_JCA_4.1.2_Sustain the Force; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_1.1.1_Global Force Management; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts
Modernization Areas:
Space; 5G
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*STRIKE WARFARE, *MILITARY PROCUREMENT, *JET FIGHTERS, AIR FORCE RESEARCH, MARINE CORPS PERSONNEL, UNITED STATES, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, CONGRESS, MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Attack and Fighter Aircraft, Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
Keyword(s):
F 35 AIRCRAFT
Report Date:
2010 Apr 02
Creation Date:
2010 Jun 16