In order to sidestep problems that have derailed other huge military development programs, managers of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are making changes to the strike fighter's design, requirements and manufacturing plan to preempt emerging shortfalls that could threaten political and financial support for the multibil-lion-dollar project. What is amounting to a mini-redesign is driven largely by weight concerns that government and Lockheed Martin officials have been wrestling with for much of the year. But that's not the only issue. Air Force Secretary James G. Roche, whose service will take on oversight of JSF next year, cautions that the program faces large hurdles in systems integration and testing.
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机译：为了避开使其他大型军事发展计划脱轨的问题，F-35联合打击战斗机的管理人员正在对打击战斗机的设计，要求和制造计划进行更改，以防止可能威胁到多用途战斗机政治和财政支持的新出现的短缺-狮子美元项目。微型重新设计的实现很大程度上是由于政府和洛克希德·马丁公司官员在一年的大部分时间里一直在努力应对重量问题。但这不是唯一的问题。空军部长詹姆斯·罗氏（James G. Roche）的服务将于明年对JSF进行监督，他警告说，该计划在系统集成和测试方面面临着很大的障碍。
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