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Lockheed Martin Says Its F-35 Sustainment Costs Have Fallen by Half—Another 35 Percent Coming

The Lockheed Martin-controlled portion of the F-35 cost per flying hour, across all users, has fallen 50 percent in the past seven years and should go down another 35 percent in the next five years, assuming a performance-based logistics contract is forthcoming, program officials said.

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