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

Abstract

The administration's proposed FY2010 defense budget requests about $10.4 billion in research and development and procurement funding for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. The proposed FY2010 budget would fund the procurement of 10 F-35As for the Air Force, 16 F-35Bs for the Marine Corps, and four F-35Cs for the Navy. The administration's proposed FY2010 defense budget also proposes to terminate the F-35 alternate engine program, which is intended to develop the General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 engine as an alternative to the Pratt and Whitney F135 engine that currently powers the F-35. The F-35 alternate engine program has emerged as a major item of debate on the FY2010 defense budget. The Obama administration opposes further funding for the alternate engine program and has threatened to veto the FY2010 defense authorization or appropriation bill if either -would seriously disrupt" the F-35 program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 16, 2009
Accession Number
ADA509768

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Military Aviation
  • National Security
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Warfare

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  • Naval Engineering and Maritime Security
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting