Lockheed’s F-35 Falls Short of Testinig Goals in 2012

Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 fell short of meeting testing goals last year even as the fighter jet made 18 percent more flights than planned, according to the Pentagon’s testing office.

“The lag in accomplishing the intended 2012 flight testing content” will “contribute to the program delivering less capability in production aircraft in the near term,” Michael Gilmore, the Pentagon’s testing director, said in an annual report to Congress on the Pentagon’s costliest weapons system.