F-35 Unit Cost To Go Below $100 Million, Maker Says | Aviation International News

F-35 Unit Cost To Go Below $100 Million, Maker Says

Talks to conclude new production contracts are still not done, but movement on price is going in the right direction.

Two F-35As from a test squadron based at Eglin AFB fly in formation. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

By Chris Pocock • Defense Correspondent

July 7, 2016

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