F-35 to move into full-rate production later than expected

Defense News: The Pentagon will have to put off moving the F-35 program to full-rate production due to another delay in starting critical simulation tests.

Before the Defense Department’s top weapons buyer, Ellen Lord, can clear the F-35 for full-rate production, the jet must undergo a series of tests in the Joint Simulation Environment, which emulates advanced threats that cannot be replicated in live flight tests.

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