The Defense Department will kick off a yearlong excursion in October to determine the true price of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and will spend the next year working with prime and sub-tier suppliers to develop a strategy to inject competition and incentivize affordability into the department's most expensive program. The Pentagon's pricing chief, Shay Assad, told Inside the Air Force he has been working closely with the F-35 joint program office to develop a plan for the deep-dive review...
