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SLIDE SOURCE: JSF PROGRAM BRIEFING, DEC 2002. http://www.jsf.mil

 NO MORE F-16 !

JSFs ENTER SERVICES IN 2008

REPLACING F-16S COMPLETELY BY 2015

VISION
BE THE MODEL ACQUISITION PROGRAM FOR JOINT
SERVICE AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

DEVELOP AND PRODUCE AN AFFORDABLE NEXT

GENERATION STRIKE FIGHTER WEAPON SYSTEM AND
SUSTAIN IT WORLDWIDE
“WHAT IS JSF?”
 FAMILY OF AFFORDABLE
MULTIMISSION FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
USING MATURED 21ST CENTURY
TECHNOLOGY
 Fiscal Year 1995 legislation merged the Advanced
Short Take-off and Vertical Landing (ASTOVL)
program with the JSF Program. This action drew the
United Kingdom (UK) Royal Navy into the program.
Main competitors for the contract to develop JSF
were Boeing and Lockheed Martin. Finally Lockheed
Martin was awarded the contract. As we all know that
Lockheed Martin is also building F-22s for us and the
role of JSF-35 will be to compliment F-22.
“WHY DO WE NEED JSF?”
LEGACY AIRCRAFTS (F-16s, A-10s)

OLD AND TIRED

TOO EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE

DO NOT MEET THE WARFIGHTER

REQUIREMENTS POST 2010
“WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT JSF?”
EVERYTHING !
 PERFORMANCE
 LETHALITY
 SURVIVABILITY
 SUPPORTABILITY
AFFORDABILITY
•UNIT PRICE OF JSF IS $28 MILLION
•EACH F-16 COSTS $19 MILLION (C/D VERSION)

“HOW JSF IS CHEAPER?”

OPERATION AND MAINTANANCE COST IS

ALMOST 1/4TH FOR EACH JSF COMPARED TO F-16

USING A FAMILY OF AIRCRAFT FOR JOINT

SERVICE REDUCES THE DOD EXPENSE

ENGINE INTERCHANGEABE
 JSF ENGINE INTERCHANGEABILITY

USING COMPONENTS FROM OUR INTERNATIONAL ALLIES

REDUCE PRODUCTION COST