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Cost of the F-35 aircraft to decrease significantly over the next years, Lockheed Martin claims

Fort Worth, USA - According to the aerospace company, with its upcoming order South Korea might take advantage of economies of scale

South Korea might soon approve the purchase of 40 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II aircraft, in the context of the F-X Phase III programme, which is aimed to replace the aging F-4s and F-5s in the fleet of the air force of the Asian country. As explained by Gary North, vice-president for customer requirements for Lockheed Martin, Seoul might eventually pay a cost much lower than expected for its...

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Rome, Italy, 03/21/2014 10:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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