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Pentagon Seeks Further F135 Cost Reductions

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Thursday, April 14th, 2011

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By Marina Malenic The Defense Department is pressing the manufacturer of the primary engine for its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to keep costs in check, the department's acquisition chief said yesterday. "I'm confident it's going to be a good engine," said Ashton Carter, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics. "I'm not happy...with cost performance so far." Carter was speaking to lawmakers at a hearing of the House Appropriations Defense subcommittee. Pratt & Whitney, a division of United…

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