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Appropriations Conferees Add Three F-35As, Prohibit Alternate Engine for F-35

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, March 21st, 2024

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Appropriations Conferees Add Three F-35As, Prohibit Alternate Engine for F-35

Pictured is an F-35A Lightning II from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB, Utah on Feb. 22 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

A House-Senate fiscal 2024 appropriations conference agreement says that it would add $277 million for three U.S. Air Force F-35A fighters by Lockheed Martin [LMT]. The agreement would thus raise the service's Lightning II buy from 48 planes this fiscal year to 51 for a total cost of $5.2 billion. In addition to the $277 million for three more F-35As, congressional appropriators said that they added almost $104 million to Air Force F-35A procurement for "unit cost shortfalls" and $83…

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