We learned a great deal in the early stages of this contract during the system's design maturation phase and we intend to take this knowledge forward.

We take every opportunity we can to get other forces, particularly land forces like the Marines, involved in what we're doing.

If we do not stay on track, we are dead meat.

After carefully evaluating Lockheed's proposals, we decided that the prudent course of action at this time was to terminate the contract.

We decided that the prudent course of action at this time was to terminate the contract and bring the various players - industry, the acquisition and user communities, the Navy and Air Force - back to the drawing board.

Effective problem solving in design requires a balance of strategy and spontaneity, intelligence and creativity.