Lockheed Martin F-35: News ONLY topic

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Croatia has shown interest in F-35 jets - Lockheed executive

Lockheed Martin co, the United States' largest weapons maker, has fielded interest from Croatia regarding the purchase of stealthy F-35 jets, a Lockheed executive said on Friday.

reuters.com

 

[TomcatViP]

Turkey hires U.S. lobbying firm to return to F-35 jet programme

Turkey has hired a Washington-based law firm to lobby for its readmission to the U.S. F-35 fighter jet programme after it was suspended over its purchase of Russian air defences, a contract filed with the U.S. Department of Justice showed.

reuters.com

The "parking fee" is an irresistible detail.

 

[TomcatViP]

Steady F-35 Price Reductions Likely at an End - Air Force Magazine

Unit prices aren't likely to decrease much, if at all, in the next three lots of F-35 production—now being negotiated, says Lockheed Martin.

www.airforcemag.com

 

[Wyvern]

Croatia has shown interest in F-35 jets - Lockheed executive

Lockheed Martin co, the United States' largest weapons maker, has fielded interest from Croatia regarding the purchase of stealthy F-35 jets, a Lockheed executive said on Friday.

reuters.com

It is interesting considering that the Croatians ordered second-hand F-16s from Israel. Not wanting to sound judgmental, but, can they afford them?

 

[TomcatViP]

See it through the time lens: F-35 will last 40 years. That won't be what Israelis F-16 could have achieved.

 

[TomcatViP]

FRCE inducts first F-35B for laser peening modification

Fleet Readiness Center East marked a milestone with the induction of the first F-35B Lightning II aircraft to undergo laser peening modifications, and leaders anticipate the new workload will keep the facility engaged for the next several years.

www.dvidshub.net

 

[TomcatViP]

Hunchback Lightning in Iceland:

Norwegian F-35A Jets (With Their Peculiar Upper Fuselage Drag Chute Pod) Deploy To Iceland For NATO’s Air Policing

For the second time, the Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35A Lightning II jets have deployed to Keflavik, Iceland, to support NATO’s Icelandic Air Policing. Four RNoAF F-35A Lightning II jets hav…

theaviationist.com

 

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CPFH 36000$ this year. Futur performance based contract could last 5 years, renewable.

Lockheed, Government Negotiating New ‘Skinny’ F-35 Sustainment Deal - Air Force Magazine

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. government are working out a down-scoped version of the F-35 Performance-Based Logistics concept.

www.airforcemag.com

 

[Grey Havoc]

Lockheed Martin has a new F-35 sustainment proposal for the Pentagon that may improve readiness

The new proposal may not lead to the massive savings Lockheed pitched with its more expansive first pitch.

www.defensenews.com