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An inside look at the negotiations for the cheapest F-35s ever

By Jeff Martin

Jun 24, 2019

Lockheed Martin's head of the F-35 program, Greg Ulmer, provides Valerie Insinna with a look at how a deal was struck where the F-35A's price drops below $80M.

About Jeff Martin

Jeff Martin is the Associate Editor for Multimedia and the host & producer of Defense News Weekly, airing online and on American Forces Network worldwide. In his role as Associate Editor, he reports worldwide on the military and defense industry and leads a market-leading multimedia team.

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