The F-35 Fighter Jet Program Has Precisely 719 Problems

The Defense Department's Inspector General conducted a series of quality assurance assessments that found the Joint Program Office and Defense Contract Management Agency performed "Inadequate oversight," failing to adhere to widely adopted quality management protocols while losing control of contractors that have already sunk an estimated$400 billion taxpayer dollars into what is the most expensive weapons system ever developed by the U.S. government. The IG's 126-page report concluded that prime contractor Lockheed Martin and its subcontractors Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, L-3 Display Systems, Honeywell Aerospace and United Technologies Corporation "Did not follow disciplined AS9100 Quality Management System practices," citing 363 findings, which documented 719 issues that could "Adversely affect aircraft performance, reliability, maintainability, and ultimately cost." Establish an effective quality assurance organization. The Defense Contract Management Agency did not sufficiently perform Government quality assurance oversight of F-35 contractors.

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