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

Abstract

The administration's proposed FY2010 defense budget requested about $10.4 billion in research and development and procurement funding for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. This 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 proposed terminating 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 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. The F-35 alternate engine program has emerged as a major item of debate on the FY2010 defense budget.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 22, 2009
Accession Number
ADA512761

Entities

People

  • Jeremiah Gertler

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

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

Readers

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