The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not get its combat capability package until late 2017, putting the long-delayed aircraft another four months behind schedule, according to a top U.S. General charged with overseeing the program. In a written testimony to the House Armed Services subcommittee on tactical air and land forces Wednesday, Gen. Christopher Bogdan cited software testing issues on the newer 3F software as the reason for the most recent delays to $1.5 trillion program, specifically the knock-on-effect of past delays on older versions of the software.
