JSF, B-2, Sentinel Radar Eyed For New Logistics Approach

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The U.S. Defense Department is studying whether the B-2 bomber, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and four other weapon system programs should pursue a relatively new, more flexible approach to logistics aimed at increasing equipment reliability.

Under Management Initiative Decision (MID) 917, an eight-page document that Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz approved Oct. 18, the six programs have 180 days to study whether a performance-based logistics (PBL) strategy would make sense for their respective systems. Programs that make a convincing case for PBL will test the logistics approach through a pilot project.

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