Most of the third-party studies by experts have concluded that buying an alternate engine to compete with the primary United Technologies engine in the joint strike fighter program would at best bring the government modest operational or budgetary benefits.

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The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the most expensive weapons program the U.S. Department of Defense is currently funding.

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Although the Pentagon and the three services that will receive the new aircraft have stated repeatedly their full commitment to the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) F-35 program, its fate is by no means assured, particularly if defense budgets decline further than currently planned.

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One of our managers, Tom Sobieck, has already come up with a unique solution on how to install and deploy the electronic systems for the Joint Strike Fighter in such a way that millions of dollars and many months of installation time can be saved for that program.

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