The Pentagon said costs dropped on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program by $4.5 billion over a year, the first time a reduction was noted in the multi-service, multi-nation aircraft effort. In a Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) submitted to Congress the night of May 23, the Pentagon pegs the total F-35 program cost at $391.211 billion as of the end of 2012, compared to $395.711 billion a year earlier. The F-35B Marine Corps variant. Photo by Lockheed Martin “This…
