This Thing Is a Flying Pig

[Minimalist]

When it actually flies, that is.


http://www.govexec.com/defense/2015/05/f...c_today_nl

The Pentagon watchdog, in an April 27 report on quality management for the F-35 Lightning II being manufactured chiefly by Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney, found 61 “nonconformities,” or violations of regulatory requirements affecting engine issues such as software. Oversight by the department’s Joint Program Office was deemed insufficient, and safety requirements were not met in areas such as parts and supplier identification. The program office “did not ensure that Pratt & Whitney proactively identified, elevated, tracked, and managed [engine] program risks, in accordance with the [engine program] risk management plan,” the IG found.