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Australia to Save 25% on JSF under New Trump Deal 18 Februari 2017 RAAF F-35A Lightning II JSF (photo : RAAF) Minister for Defence Industry Christoper Pyne has confirmed a 25 per cent reduction in price of the Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) from 2014. In address to Parliament, Minister Pyne confirmed he had spoken with the newly appointed US Secretary of Defense James Mattis about the cost reduction of the JSF program. The new price agreement marks the first time that the unit price of these jets, which are being manufactured by prime contractor Lockheed Martin, is below US$100 million. The previous order, which included 55 jets for the US and 35 for partners and Foreign Military Sale customers, was US$102 million per jet. The price now stands at around US$95 million per jet, a total reduction of US$7 million per jet. "We [James Mattis and Christopher Pyne] talked about the fact that the price for lot 10 of the Joint Strike Fighter has been recently announced and has dropped below US...

RAAF JSF and Growler for the First Time will be Shown at Avalon Airshow 11 Februari 2017 RAAF F-35A Joint Strike Fighter  (photo : newsapi) Joint Strike Fighter to make Australian debut at the Australian International Airshow Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon Marise Payne, and Minister for Defence Industry the Hon Christopher Pyne MP, today announced that Australia’s two F-35A Joint Strike Fighters will make their first appearance in Australia at the Australian International Airshow. Minister Payne said it was fitting the aircraft would make its first visit down under in time for the airshow, which comes one year after the Turnbull Government released the 2016 Defence White Paper that sets out a plan to create a more capable, agile and potent Australian Defence Force. “The Joint Strike Fighter will be joined at the Airshow by Australia’s first EA-18G Growler,” Minister Payne said. “Together, the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter and the EA-18 G Growl...