Pentagon Looks to Lower Costs of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): The Pentagon said it is pushing builders of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to invest more of their own funds to reduce the cost of the $399 billion weapons program. It is also eyeing financial incentives and penalties to get overseas buyers to stick to their order commitments for the jet.

The twin moves announced Thursday by senior Pentagon officials mark a major upgrade of its effort to shift more of the burden of the delayed and...

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