F-35 ett fiasko? Läckta Rand rapporten och annat kul

The U.S. Department of Defense and Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) concluded negotiations on their ninth contract for F-35 fighter jets after 14 months of negotiations on the more than $6.1 billion deal, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
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In a statement, Lockheed said that the contract was "not a mutually agreed upon contract, it was a unilateral contract action, which obligates us to perform under standard terms and conditions, and previously agreed-to items." Adding, "We are disappointed with the decision by the government to issue a unilateral contract action.
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The previous lot of 43 jets, lot 8, had an average unit price of $108 million per plane. Planes in lot 9 are about $107 million per plane, 3.7 percent less, making it the lowest price per jet thus far.
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Lockheed's F-35 program manager Jeff Babione had previously said that the price of the F-35A conventional takeoff and landing version of the jet would drop to under $100 million per plane in the 10th low-rate production batch

Den 20 november 2008meddelade statsminister Jens Stoltenberg och försvarsminister Anne-Grete Ström-Erichsen att Lockheed Martin skulle sälja 48 stycken F-35A för totalt 18 miljarder norska kronor (2,59 miljarder dollar). Det blir 374,7 miljoner norska kronor per plan (54 miljoner dollar).

The previous lot of 43 jets, lot 8, had an average unit price of $108 million per plane. Planes in lot 9 are about $107 million per plane, 3.7 percent less, making it the lowest price per jet thus far.