On the recordJune 7, 2000
Mr. Chairman, the cost of this development program has doubled since 1985 to $24 billion. Only 15 percent of the testing program has been accomplished since the engineering manufacturing development program began in 1991. The conference agreement last year on the F-22 prohibits a production decision until the so-called Block III software is flight tested in an actual F-22 aircraft. That testing is not even scheduled to occur until the fall of next year at the earliest. It should be noted that the Air Force has to conduct only a system flight test to meet the congressional requirements and to allow the program to enter initial production.
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