Pentagon, made payment to Lockheed Martin amount of 3,7 USD. After negotiations for 11th lot of F-35’s, unit cost of F-35A aircraft is reduced to 95 million USD from 102 million USD. This made Lot 11 cheaper than Lot 10.
Total of 141 aircraft will be delivered in this lot. USA has 91, United Kingdom has 1, Italy has 1, Australia has 8, the Netherlands has 8, Norway has 6, unnamed FMS country/countries have 22 and Tukey has 4 aircraft in Lot 11. These aircrafts are planned to deliver between 2019 and 2020.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)