Между тем, Израиль рассчитывал получить разрешение на установку на американские самолетов нескольких собственных систем. Как сообщалось в конце сентября 2010 года, такое частичное разрешение страна получила. При этом США поставили условие, что в перспективе Министерство обороны Израиля увеличит заказ на F-35, то ему будет позволено установить на самолеты большее число собственных систем и вооружений.

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates has learned that development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be further delayed, on top of the 13-month slip that was disclosed in March.

Gates also was advised in a Nov. 2 briefing that operations and support costs for the F-35 will be re-budgeted at 1.5 times the aircraft it replaces, more than twice the original goal and 50% more than more recent projections, according to reports.

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Reports suggest that the U.S. Air Force/international F-35A and Navy F-35C variants will be delayed another 12 months and the Marines’ F-35B – still suspended from powered-lift flight testing due to a problem with an auxiliary inlet door – will be two to three years late. It is not clear whether that refers to the completion of developmental testing or to the initial operational capability date.

Gates Briefed On JSF Delay
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