{"id":45903,"date":"2021-09-08T15:40:10","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T15:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/08\/top-us-air-force-general-supports-proposed-f-35-cost-constraints\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:42:10","slug":"top-us-air-force-general-supports-proposed-f-35-cost-constraints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/09\/08\/top-us-air-force-general-supports-proposed-f-35-cost-constraints\/","title":{"rendered":"Top US Air Force general supports proposed F-35 cost constraints"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Story edited on 9\/9\/21 at 3:50 p.m. EST with a clarifying statement from U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON\u2014The U.S. Air Force\u2019s top general backs proposed legislation that would cap the number of F-35s the Defense Department can buy unless it meets affordability goals for operating and sustaining the jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The House Armed Services Committee\u2019s version of the fiscal 2022 defense policy bill \u2014 approved by the committee last Thursday \u2014 would require the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2021\/09\/02\/house-lawmakers-want-to-force-the-pentagon-to-lower-f-35-sustainment-costs-in-order-to-buy-more-aircraft\/\" target=\"_blank\">meet targets for \u201ccost per tail per year,\u201d<\/a> which measures the average cost of flying, maintaining, and upgrading the jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about the provision during the Defense News Conference on Wednesday, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown indicated he would support the proposed cost constraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe language from Congress is really in line with what we\u2019re trying to get done,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of our goals is to actually make this [program] affordable, and to make the sustainment costs affordable,\u201d he said, calling it a \u201cfocus\u201d for the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Sept. 9, Brown clarified in a statement to Defense News that \u201chis comments are not tied to any particular legislation and instead speak to ongoing efforts with Congress and industry partners to achieve affordability goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force plans to buy 1,763 F-35A conventional takeoff and landing models throughout the program of record. However, the total lifecycle cost of supporting that number of aircraft remains more than what the service projects it can afford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In FY20, it cost the Air Force about $8 million to operate and sustain each F-35A \u2014 about twice the target cost per tail per year of $4.1 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By 2036 \u2014 when F-35 operations reach their peak \u2014 the gap between that metric and the actual cost could amount to a recurring annual charge of $4.4 billion, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2021\/07\/07\/watchdog-group-finds-f-35-sustainment-costs-could-be-headed-off-affordability-cliff\/\" target=\"_blank\">a July report<\/a> from the Government Accountability Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed language is meant to induce Lockheed Martin and the Defense Department to work together on a solution that will lower sustainment costs, said HASC Chairman Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you bring the sustainment cost down, we\u2019ll buy more,\u201d Smith said during a Aug. 31 event at the Brookings Institution. \u201cIf you don\u2019t, we\u2019re not going to, simply because of the cost that is involved in that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The HASC version of the National Defense Authorization Act still needs to make it over several legislative hurdles before it becomes law. The House will be able to amend the bill before it passes through the lower chamber. Then, HASC lawmakers will work with their counterparts in the Senate Armed Services Committee on a final version of the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s unclear whether SASC will be supportive of the F-35 cost constraints; its NDAA contained no such language to limit F-35 procurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the provisions do become law, the Defense Department will have its work cut out for it as it tries to meet affordability targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GAO has criticized the F-35 program\u2019s stakeholders \u2014 which include the services, the F-35 joint program office, Lockheed and engine manufacturer Pratt &amp; Whitney \u2014 for having \u201cunique and differing perspectives on affordability\u201d that make it difficult to come to a consensus for how to best attack the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Brown said Wednesday he believes the organizations are \u201call committed 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