The Defense Department will begin its deep-dive review of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's cost this month, planning meetings with principal contractors Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and BAE in the coming weeks. Shay Assad, the Pentagon's pricing chief, told reporters today the department and the F-35 joint program office will lay out DOD's strategy to both better understand the F-35's true cost and collaborate with suppliers to reduce it. "The whole purpose of this review is to work with companies...
