Referral of inquiry
Conduct of the inquiry
History of the Joint Strike Fighter in Australia
Past parliamentary inquiries
Structure of report
Acknowledgements

Introduction
Defence capability needs
Figure 2.1—F-35 combat radius with and without single air-to-air refuelling
F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter

Introduction
Testing and evaluation
Manoeuvrability and flight capabilities
Stealth capabilities
Mission systems
Mission data loads and Autonomic Logistics Information System
Escape system
Verification Simulator (VSim)

Introduction
Acquisition schedule
Table 4.1—Current and projected ages of Australia's F/A-18A/B fleet
Alternative aircraft

Introduction
The cost of the F-35 Program
Australia's participation in the program
Benefits to Australian industry
Table 5.1—Source and value of Australian industry contracts to date
Benefits to the Australian economy
Table 5.2—Forecast cumulative value of contracts secured by Australian Industry for F-35 design and production

Performance of aircraft in testing
Acquisition schedule and capability gap
Potential alternatives
Benefits to Australian industry

No Competition
Capability
Cost
Schedule
Recommendations

Tabled documents
Answers to questions on notice
Additional information

Tuesday 22 March 2016