Kendall: F-35 Deal Doesn’t Cut Costs As Much As Needed

An Air National Guard F-35 takes off from Dannelly Field, Alabama, in August.

Credit: Air National Guard photo
The Pentagon was not able to cut costs for F-35s as much as it hoped in the upcoming production contract as more work is needed to lower the price, U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says. The Joint Program Office (JPO) and Lockheed Martin reached a handshake agreement in November for F-35...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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