F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background, Status, and Issues

Abstract

The Defense Department's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is one of three aircraft programs at the center of current debate over tactical aviation, the others being the Air Force F/A-22 fighter and the Navy F/A-18E/F fighter/attack plane. In November 1996, the Defense Department selected two major aerospace companies, Boeing and Lockheed Martin, to demonstrate competing designs for the JSF, a jointservice and multi-role fighter/attack plane. On October 26, 2001, the Lockheed Martin team was selected to develop further and to produce a family of conventional take-off and landing (CTOL), carrier-capable (CV), and short take-off vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft for the U. S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps and the U. K. Royal Navy as well as other allied services. Originally designated the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) program, the JSF program is a major issue in Congress because of concerns about its cost and budgetary impact, effects on the defense industrial base, and implications for U.S. national security in the early 21st century.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 29, 2005
Accession Number
ADA439485

Entities

People

  • Christopher Bolkcom

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Composite Materials
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Aviation
  • National Security
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security

Technology Areas

  • Space