Lockheed agrees to $30,000 per flight hour cost for F-35A by FY2023

USAF F-35A c Lockheed Martin

Source: US Air Force

The F-35 Joint Program Office has awarded Lockheed Martin a sustainment contract for the F-35 that commits the company to reduce the operating cost of the stealth fighter to $30,000 per flight hour by fiscal year 2023, down 10.7% from FY2020.

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