Jeff Babione, executive vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Program, discusses efforts to cut F-35 Lightning II fighter production and operating costs as well as cost implications of a smaller UK acquisition of F-35B aircraft during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on Sept. 18, 2017, during the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber conference just outside Washington. Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.
