Cut F-35 Operating Costs, UK Defense Secretary Urges

F-35B
Credit: U.S. Navy
LONDON–British Defense Minister Ben Wallace has suggested that the number of F-35s purchased by the UK will depend on how industry reduces operating costs and whether domestically developed weapons are integrated onto the aircraft. Facing questioning about UK defense spending from the country’s...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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