Niall McCarthy, Forbes: The Evolution Of The F-35's Unit Cost [Infographic]
In July, news emerged that the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin had reached a handshake deal for the eleventh production batch of F-35 fighter aircraft, comprising 141 jets for the U.S. and other customers. Even though neither party disclosed the value of the contract nor the unit cost involved, Lockheed Martin is already making progress in decreasing the cost per plane of all three variants of the F-35. At the very beginning of the production run, that stood at over $200 million for the first two F-35As and it's expected to dip below $80 million by 2020.
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WNU Editor: The unit cost per F-35 may be going down, but operating and maintenance costs are still very high.
