Trautman: STOVL JSF Testing Falls Behind, But Program Can Catch Up

Difficulties with the first Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighter short-take-off, vertical-landing test aircraft have placed the variant 16 percent behind schedule in meeting test points so far this year, but there is "no doubt" the program will be able to catch up, Lt. Gen. George Trautman, deputy commandant for aviation, told Inside the Navy last week.