Estimates To Retrofit F-35s Decline By Amy Butler 15 July 2013 Source: Aviation Week & Space Technology
"The Pentagon expects to pay $480 million less than expected only nine months ago for retrofits to the first 90 F-35 fighters based on revised cost projections of changes anticipated to emerge through the end of development in 2017....
...Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, F-35 program executive officer, said last winter he expects to be able to stabilize the price of the F-35A, the predominant model sought for export, at between $80-90 million. At that point, in full-rate production, there should be virtually no retrofits required."
Estimates To Retrofit F-35s Decline