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F-35, from page 3______________ Initial operational capability Over the intervening time much has “We still have some work to do
IOC refers to fielding F-35 squad- changed, the undersecretary said, “so there but we’re feeling optimistic
The undersecretary noted that there rons capable of handling a range of we want to take advantage of more ma- enough about the program that we’re
was a fundamental change in the direc- combat missions. For the Marine ture technologies … and we want to re- going to proceed with the planning,
tion of discussions at the Oslo meeting. Corps, Marine Fighter Attack Squad- spond to threat changes — particularly and we’ll be talking to Congress about
ron 121, or VMFA-121, known as the in areas like electronic warfare — and it,” he said.
Focusing on the future Green Knights and based at Marine we want to integrate newer weapons
“We are not sitting here worried Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, that are coming online.” Block buy
about the risk of completing baseline will be the first F-35B operational For partners and U.S. foreign mili-
development,” he said. “We’re turning squadron. Norway, Turkey and the United tary sales customers, commitment to
our focus much more toward fielding “We’re on track to do that,” Kendall Kingdom also want to integrate weap- such a block buy could save them
the program, upgrades in the future added. “And we’re on track to have Air ons into the aircraft that were not part money that Kendall said he’d like to
and getting whatever efficiencies we can Force IOC the following year and the of the baseline, he said. see reach “double digits.” Block buys
going forward.” Navy a couple of years after that, and will occur in fiscal 2018, 2019 and
As she began the meeting, Norway’s our partners will start IOC-ing as well.” Integrating weapons 2020, he added.
defense minister, Ine Marie Eriksen F-35 follow-on development was one “The detailed planning for that was On the support side, Kendall said,
Soreide, used a phrase that Kendall of the meeting topics, he said. discussed and will take place over the “the complexity and scope of the pro-
quoted to members of the media as rep- “The threat constantly changes out next few months,” Kendall said. gram is enormous, with all the inter-
resenting the status of the F-35 program. there,” Kendall said. “People develop The program, for some of the weap- national partners, with the different
“We’re ‘turning the future into the weapons that they want to have inte- ons, already has begun compatibility builds that we’re fielding, the different
present,’” she said. “I think the present grated into the platform, and technol- fit checks and other initial actions. IOCs that are coming on board, and
is going to be much more about F-35 ogy has matured that we want to insert On the production side, Kendall we’re starting to come to grips with
operations than it has been before. And into the platform, so we designed (the) said the attendees discussed the pos- how we’re going to organize for that
we’re looking forward to continuing to F-35 so we can upgrade it throughout sibility of implementing what they a few years ahead of us.”
make progress in that regard.” its lifecycle.” called a block buy. In all of these things, Kendall said,
Kendall said next year he hopes Changing threats “We’re not quite ready for a stan- “whether it’s development, production
to hold the CEO meeting at the first The baseline F-35 configuration, dard multiyear procurement yet, but or support, the focus is on cost and
operational base for the F-35, after the designated 3-F, was defined some time we do think that starting in about fis- driving cost down in the program and
Marine Corps’ F-35B reaches initial ago, he added. cal 2018, we’ll be ready for a three-year making the F-35 as affordable and cost
operational capability later this year. block buy that will require congres- effective as it possibly can be.”
sional approval,” he said.

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