Introducing competition in the logistics chain for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 will be key to reducing sustainment costs for the 5th generation fighter, U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told Defense Daily on Feb. 4 in a virtual interview. "The [F-35] program office is in conversations with Lockheed," he said. "I don't know the current status, but a problem going back to the beginning of the program has been intellectual property and the degree to which the government can…
