By MARCUS WEISGERBER
The U.S. Defense Department is banking on international sales of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter over the next five years to keep the program cost stable, according to a senior Pentagon official.
If those foreign sales do not materialize over that period, know as the future years defense plan (FYDP), the price tag of the jet would grow for both U.S. and allied aircraft, according to Frank Kendall, the Pentagon’s acting acquisition executive.
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