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Marine Aviation Says He’d Like 13 More F-35Bs; Lockheed PM Speaks On Timing, Block Buy

Posted on June 22, 2017

PARIS AIR SHOW: On his way out the door, the head of Marine aviation, Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, told reporters he really, really wants more F-35Bs for the Marines as soon as possible. The current top goal is to add 24 F-35Bs to the Marine’s inventory, including four in the unfunded requirements list. Davis, a… Keep reading →

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2018 budget Air Warfare budget Congress f-35 joint strike fighter F-35 partners F-35A f-35b F-35C fighters fixed wing Gen. Jon Davis HAC-D House Appropriations committee Jeff Babione JSF Block Buy JSF partners lockheed martin LRIP LRIP 10 LRIP 12 LRIP 13 LRIP 14 LRIP 5 LRIP 6 LRIP 7 LRIP 8 LRIP 9 marines Naval Warfare Paris Air Show Paris Air Show 2017 Rep. Kay Granger Threats unfunded requirements

New F-35 Prices: A: $95M; B: $102M; C: $116M

Posted on November 21, 2014

WASHINGTON: Lockheed and the government made it official today, signing the $4.7 billion eighth Low Rate Initial Production contract for the F-35. Here’s the full price and the official language: “Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $4,123,746,486 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive firm-target contract (N00019-13-C-0008) for… Keep reading →