June 14, 2019
The Sort of Secret $34 Billion Deal That Gives the Air Force 450+ F-35 Fighters
We have a few of the details.
by WarIsBoring
A new lot of F-35s have been ordered for the Air Force and it’s thanks to a record $34 billion deal between Lockheed Martin and the Department of Defense.
The multi-year contract covers multiple production lots, with the first set giving the Air Force 157 new jets. The layout of the deal will lower the cost of a conventional F-35A to around $80 million, a savings of $9.2 million per aircraft.
“This is a historic milestone for the F-35 enterprise, and marks the largest procurement in the history of the department,†Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition Ellen Lord said in a statement.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/sort-secret-34-billion-deal-gives-air-force-450-f-35-fighters-62527
