Donald Norcross

I have concerns that the continued delays for the Chinook Block 2 production...creates a tremendous risk in the industrial base.

Thank you. Just real quickly because it has come up earlier, so this is across all the services. Your top priority for survivability, and are the systems fully funded in this year's budget?

We understand time to make the decision, but certainly given the lack of a workforce across the Nation we want to make sure this keeps going.

That is by any measure unacceptable, and the program has to do better.

So in the event that it is not approved, does that mean that money will not be available for NGAD?

They have said we currently are paying for a great capability, but we are currently only getting a good capability fielded.

We have to make sure that we do better because the original projected date of delivery was April of 2023.

You cannot build these jets from home. You cannot build them on Zoom.

So the number that has been tossed around is $470 million, correct, in the first year, excuse me, for the budget 2024?

Well, last year I think we did this jointly with Readiness and obviously, the sustainment of this aircraft has been a major question for some time.

Because I think we all understand the need for more aircraft, but robbing Peter to pay Paul because our partners, ourselves around the world that need these parts.

I want to unequivocally state that the F-35 will be the most advanced tactical aircraft the United States has ever built.

But obviously this takes care of an issue at least in the short-term in our world of the great stress that is going on those engines, cutting down to 1,600 hours, which is significant.

We should all want reassurances that we are not retiring too much capability too soon.

Thank you, Chairman. I wasn't going to start out this way, but since we have heard from two of you...

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