US DoF and Lockheed Martin contract 43 F-35 Lightning II jets

Posted on 24 Nov 2014 by Callum Bentley
Australia's first F-35 named AU 1 takes off for its first flight - image courtesy of Lockheed Martin with photos by Liz Kaszynski and Alexander Groves

The US Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin finalised the eighth F-35 Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP-8) contract today for 43 F-35 Lightning II airframes valued at $4.7 billion.

The US Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin finalised the eighth F-35 Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP-8) contract today for 43 F-35 Lightning II airframes valued at $4.7 billion. The contract includes $0.5 billion of advance procurement funding that was announced at the time of award. The 43 airframes include 29 jets for the United…

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