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Site activation (a word from the Department of Defense) refers to the procedure by which systems and apparatus are delivered and put into service through operational assemblies in the field.
On Jan. 4, 2024, the subsidiary awarded a contract modification valued at $1. 1 billion to the manufacturer of the world’s most complex aircraft, Lockheed Martin, to supply “activation and hardware requirements. “as well as contract management, development of readiness plans and reviews, and a unique advent related to F-35 service activities.
In late 2023, Moody Air Force Base in Georgia and the 173rd Fighter Wing, at Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base in Oregon, won a Site Activation Task Force (SATF), where experts meet to assess different areas. those army sites.
These SATFs will get the complicated fighter jets before they are deployed to the two sites in 2029 and 2026 respectively.
Progression and problems with the F-35 programme
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Last year, we saw Canada finalise a deal for 88 F-35A fighters in January, while the Belgian Air Force saw the rollout of the first of its 58 F-35A fighters in December.
Meanwhile, the U. S. Government Accountability OfficeThe Department of Defense (GAO) released a report on May 30, 2023, showing that the Department of Defense has neglected to take meaningful steps to benchmark the progression of the world’s most productive fighter jet. The program is now more than a decade ahead of schedule and $183 billion above initial charge estimates.
In addition, the GAO also found that the Block 4 upgrade would prove less sustainable, restricting the long-term functions used by the aircraft.
By addressing this crippling shortfall, another $1. 1 billion for deploying platforms without adequate survivability will result in more long-term costs and delays.
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