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Pentagon Sees Decline In F-35 Redevelopment Costs

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, June 10th, 2013

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Pentagon Sees Decline In F-35 Redevelopment Costs

The Pentagon now believes the redevelopment costs for the first five production lots of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will cost $500 million less than a previous projection, according to a recent report submitted to Congress. The latest revision applies to 90 aircraft and says the total redevelopment, or "concurrency," costs are expected to come in at $1.2 billion compared to a September $1.7 billion-estimate sent to lawmakers, according to the May report. Congress began mandating the semi-annual concurrency reports…

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

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Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

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U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

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White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]