Lockheed: F-35 Can Compete On Cost
By Graham Warwick
Lockheed Martin is aggressively countering the belief that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is becoming unaffordable, claiming its cost will be competitive with the latest F-16s and F/A-18s — if planned production rates are achieved.
“If we secure the production volume to drive down the learning curve, we expect the acquisition cost to be approximately comparable to a similarly equipped ...
