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F-35 Program Could Achieve Significant Sustainment Cost Savings, GAO Says

F-35 Program Could Achieve Significant Sustainment Cost Savings, GAO Says
U.S. Air Force Maj. Kristin “Beo” Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II demonstration team commander and lead pilot, flies the aircraft during Wings Over Solano at Travis AFB, Calif. on May 15 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The program for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter could achieve significant sustainment cost savings in the coming years, per a section of the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) 2022 annual report released last week. "The Department of Defense could reduce F-35 sustainment costs by hundreds of millions, or even billions, of dollars over several years by developing a strategic approach to ensure that the services can afford to operate and support the F-35," GAO said. Thus far, "DoD does not…

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