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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

Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

Two senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, including a potential frontrunner for the panel’s top GOP role, have officially lost their reelection bids. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and […]

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Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off

Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate, are set to reshape key spots atop defense committees, to include House Armed Services panels and […]

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]