F-35 Program Facing Struggle To Fund Depots

F-35Bs undergo maintenance at the Marine Corps Fleet Readiness Center East.
Credit: U.S. Navy
The F-35 program is struggling to find enough funding to fully stand up and resource the jet’s depots because the Pentagon’s habit of underfunding maintenance facilities while expecting cost reductions in contract negotiations is not playing out as expected, the program executive says. F-35 Joint...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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