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Work on logistics system may delay Air Force F-35 fielding: Pentagon
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/21/us-lockheed-fighter-idUSKCN0SF2SN20151021Work on logistics system may delay Air Force F-35 fielding: Pentagon
WASHINGTON | By Andrea Shalal
Wed Oct 21, 2015 3:41pm EDT
Final development and testing of a Lockheed Martin Corp computer-based logistics system for the F-35 fighter jet may be delayed by 30 to 60 days, which could impede the U.S. Air Force's ability to declare its jets ready for combat by Aug. 1, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Air Force Lieutenant General Chris Bogdan, who runs the $391 billion F-35 program for the Pentagon, said his office was "closely tracking" for the target date of Aug. 1, 2016, but he said there were "a number of risks" that needed to be addressed to meet the goal.
Chief among those risks, he said, was completion of development and testing of the next version of the Autonomic Logistics Information System, or ALIS, which will consolidate many functions handled separately on older aircraft programs.
ALIS will automatically capture and disseminate data about the F-35's performance and components, pilot and technician training, scheduling, technical data, and the ordering of parts.
