F 35 Update

UPDATE 1-Pentagon tells Lockheed to shape up on F-35 fighter

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Pentagon officials slammed Lockheed Martin Corp's performance on the $396 billion F-35 fighter jet program and said they would not bail out the program again if problems with the plane's cutting-edge pilot helmet and software were not resolved.
Deputy F-35 program manager Air Force Major General Christopher Bogdan said on Monday the government's relationship with Lockheed was the "worst I've ever seen" in many years of working on complex acquisition programs.
He said those tensions posed a bigger threat to the Pentagon's biggest weapons program than even nagging problems on the plane's software, helmet and a complex computer system that manages functions ranging from parts supply to mission planning.
The F-35 was designed to work with a sophisticated helmet that displays all the information the pilot needs to fly the plane.

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