DoD Acquisition Starting To Turn Corner? F-35 Costs Down 2%

DoD Acquisition Starting To Turn Corner? F-35 Costs Down 2%
DoD Acquisition Starting To Turn Corner? F-35 Costs Down 2%

  UPDATED: JSF JPO Details Each Variant Costs; Provides Other Details PENTAGON: The simple lead for this story would be: F-35 costs dropped almost 2 percent over the last year. But the real lead should be: after decades of botched programs, bloated budgets, technical screwups and long delays we may be seeing what Winston Churchill might…

‘Boy, Do I want To Get Away From Being The Trillion Dollar Airplane’: Bogdan

‘Boy, Do I want To Get Away From Being The Trillion Dollar Airplane’: Bogdan
‘Boy, Do I want To Get Away From Being The Trillion Dollar Airplane’: Bogdan

FAIRFORD, UK: Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan hates being labeled the man who oversees the trillion dollar jet fighter, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter as you can tell from the headline. Breaking Defense readers will remember that this estimate is extends more than half a century and includes such assumptions as the Marines will…

Lockheed Boasts F-35 Will Cost Less Than ‘Any 4th Gen Fighter’

Lockheed Boasts F-35 Will Cost Less Than ‘Any 4th Gen Fighter’
Lockheed Boasts F-35 Will Cost Less Than ‘Any 4th Gen Fighter’

AIR FORCE PLANT 4, FORT WORTH: No one should believe that the battle between Boeing and Lockheed for the right to build Navy fighters is over. Boeing keeps pushing the low cost, readiness and availability of the F-18. It’s here, it’s proven, and, they say, a new F/A-18E/F Super Hornet will cost just over $50…