Vice Admiral Mat Winter

Mat winter director of the f 35 joint program office said the current cost estimate stands at roughly 10 8 billion for development of which 3 7 billion will be shared by u s.

Vice admiral mat winter.

As the quarterback for the joint force the f 35 provides new transformational capabilities that. Mat winter assumed command of the f 35 lightning ii program on may 25 the department of defense announced. Christopher bogdan as program. Marc sasseville for a third star and assignment as commander of us north american aerospace defense command region and 1st air force air forces northern.

F 35 lightning ii program office f 35a f 35b f 35c f a 18e f super hornet rear adm. Trump also nominated usaf maj. If the senate approves his nomination winter will be promoted to vice admiral. Winters told a group of defense reporters.

United states navy vice admiral mathias w. Fick currently serves as the office s deputy director and if confirmed he will replace vice adm. Mat winter a 1984 graduate of the university of notre dame with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering received his commission through the naval reserve officers training corps and was designated a naval flight officer in 1985. He replaces air force lt.

Mat winter who has led the jpo since may 2017. Winter program executive officer f 35 lightning ii vice adm. Mat winter says the crucial operating costs of the f 35 dropped significantly in 2017. Mat winter is now set to replace air force lt.

Christopher bogdan as director of the joint strike fighter program office of the secretary of defense arlington va according to the announcement. Retired navy vice admiral david buss the former head of naval air forces noted that both the outgoing and incoming peo jsf commanders were graduates of the university of notre dame and as he introduced winter he joked mat you are the most obnoxious notre dame football fan i ve ever met. Mat winter is the program executive officer for the u s led f 35 joint program office.