Lockheed Credits Trump as Price Per Jet Falls in Latest F-35 Batch
TOPICS:Defense DepartmentDonald TrumpF-35Joint Program OfficeJoint Strike FighterLockheed Martinstealth fighter
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An F-35A Lightning II taxis across the flightline on Eglin Air Force Base, May 28, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)An F-35A Lightning II taxis across the flightline on Eglin Air Force Base, May 28, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
Posted By: Oriana Pawlyk February 3, 2017
The Defense Department announced an $8.2 billion deal for the latest batch of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters on Friday, known as Low Rate Initial Production 10.
President Donald Trump on Monday said he has been negotiating with Lockheed Martin Corp. officials to bring the cost down significantly since he became president-elect. “I got involved in that about a month ago,” he said during a meeting with business leaders at the White House. “There was no movement, and I was able to get $600 million approximately off those planes.”
In total, the latest contract represents a $728 million reduction from LRIP 9, Defense Department officials said.
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