TaiidanTomcat Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 LRIP11 negotiations for F-35s resume after one-year hiatus08 February, 2018 BY: Stephen Trimble Washington DC US government officials have delivered the first formal response to Lockheed Martin’s 14-month-old pricing proposal for more than 100 F-35s ordered under the 11th annual lot of low-rate initial production (LRIP11), says Lockheed chief financial officer Bruce Tanner. The step revives pricing negotiations on LRIP11 between Lockheed and the joint program office a year after long-delayed contracts for LRIPs 9 and 10 were finalized after the personal intervention of US president Donald Trump. “The government’s first offer just came back within the last two or three weeks. We’re evaluating that,” says Tanner, speaking at the Cowen Aerospace/Defense & Industrials Conference on 8 February. Tanner offered no explanation for the delay between Lockheed’s original proposal submission and the government’s first response. The Pentagon’s F-35 Joint Programme Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But the delay drew a soft complaint from Tanner. “We’re about 50% of the way spent through LRIP11 at this point of time,” Tanner says. “We’re actually fairly late in the day for getting an offer back. Hopefully, we’ll get to closure pretty soon.”The Department of Defense awarded Lockheed an interim contract for $5.58 billion last July to continue building LRIP11 aircraft as negotiations continue. The final cost of F-35s built for LRIP11 could be worth twice that amount. Lockheed received a $9 billion contract to build 90 F-35s for LRIP10. Meanwhile, Lockheed has ordered suppliers to ramp up production for LRIP lots 12-14. The government and international partners plan to commit to buying at least 440 F-35s over the three-year period. By 2022-23, Lockheed expects to be building between 150-170 F-35s a year, Tanner says. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seafuryfb Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Just found this on the web :www.dvidshub.net/image/4115039/first-italian-f-35b-arrives-nas-pax-river Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Cool picture ^^^ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Don Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 TT where was that photo ^^^ taken? Nice pic btw Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MacStingy Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Don said: TT where was that photo ^^^ taken? Nice pic btw Cold Lake in another dimension? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Don said: TT where was that photo ^^^ taken? Nice pic btw Cold weather testing in Alaska. Poor F-35C had to land on land... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 4 hours ago, MacStingy said: Cold Lake in another dimension? LOL! Very true Sir! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 3 hours ago, TaiidanTomcat said: Cold weather testing in Alaska. Poor F-35C had to land on land... Thanks TT! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 3 hours ago, TaiidanTomcat said: Cold weather testing in Alaska. Poor F-35C had to land on land... I thought it looked warmer than Cold Lake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Everywhere is warmer then Cold Lake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris L Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I have a friend that lives at cold lake . I have asked him why more than once ? On the flip side managed I skilfully avoided TDY assignments to said base because it sounds dreadful...LOL Cheers, Christian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Its not dreadful, lots to do around base......Now, Shilo Manitoba (back in the 80's).............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris L Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 My reference was about the early to mid eighties . I didn't know anyone there at the time , so I have no frame of reference . I do believe that going from Nellis to Cold lake would have been a chilling experience. Cheers, Christian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 10 hours ago, Chris L said: I have a friend that lives at cold lake . I have asked him why more than once ? On the flip side managed I skilfully avoided TDY assignments to said base because it sounds dreadful...LOL Cheers, Christian Christian, I was stationed there 8 years, I loved the place. It is a great place to raise a family, a lot of outdoor activities. Summers are very nice, long days. And it is growing, a lot of amenities exist that didn’t a short while ago. I had a beautiful new home on the lake. Driving anywhere was easy, not like the big city I am in now. We still visit, there are a great number of bed and breakfast locations right on lake. My son was born there, so I’ll always be a Cold Laker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 11 hours ago, Chris L said: My reference was about the early to mid eighties . I didn't know anyone there at the time , so I have no frame of reference . I do believe that going from Nellis to Cold lake would have been a chilling experience. Cheers, Christian I did TD (Canadian version of TDY) in the mid 80’s and yes it was an outpost at that time. I don’t think it even had a McDonalds until the late 80s. From what I remember it didn’t even have a restaurant open after 6 PM and there was nothing for retail. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Looks like Japan is upping their order by at least 20 more jets. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-defence-f35-exclusive/exclusive-japan-to-buy-at-least-20-more-f-35a-stealth-fighters-sources-idUSKCN1G507W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 Noisy protest to protest F-35 noise. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/05/ben-jerrys-co-founder-arrested-f-35-protest.html As long as they keep on making Cherry Garcia, it's all good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 19 minutes ago, 11bee said: Noisy protest to protest F-35 noise. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/05/ben-jerrys-co-founder-arrested-f-35-protest.html As long as they keep on making Cherry Garcia, it's all good. We wouldn't want the F-35 bringing noise to a quiet international airport, so I really feel for him Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 On 2/18/2018 at 12:33 PM, seafuryfb said: Just found this on the web :www.dvidshub.net/image/4115039/first-italian-f-35b-arrives-nas-pax-river May not see too many more of these if the "Five Star" political party takes power, as is expected. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2018/03/07/f-35-in-peril-as-italys-five-star-political-party-nears-power/ Also, looks like the folks in Burlington, VT aren't interested in hearing "The Sound of Freedom". Shocking... https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2018/03/06/burlington-voters-approve-anti-f-35-ballot-initiative Of course, this means absolutely nothing (at least barring any changes by VT's congressional reps). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) I love reading the comments in articles like the one in 11Bee's post. They are highly entertaining. https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2018/03/06/burlington-voters-approve-anti-f-35-ballot-initiative "If you should ever wonder why the streets are always in such bad shape, or the schools are in constant need of repair and property taxes keep going up and up, if why the wealthy few always have enough but more and more people fall into poverty, or the lake is STILL dying or why we still don't have universal healthcare, just look up and watch as an F-16 flies overhead, and when the F-35's start that will be even more of an answer. Military spending is hollowing out the country as is the ridiculous amount spent on the Police/Surveillance State and the billions wasted on contractors cashing in on the Corporate Gold Rush ever since 9/11....[etc etc etc]". Edited March 7, 2018 by Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 13 minutes ago, Don said: I love reading the comments in articles like the one in 11Bee's post. They are highly entertaining. https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2018/03/06/burlington-voters-approve-anti-f-35-ballot-initiative "If you should ever wonder why the streets are always in such bad shape, or the schools are in constant need of repair and property taxes keep going up and up, if why the wealthy few always have enough but more and more people fall into poverty, or the lake is STILL dying or why we still don't have universal healthcare, just look up and watch as an F-16 flies overhead, and when the F-35's start that will be even more of an answer. Military spending is hollowing out the country as is the ridiculous amount spent on the Police/Surveillance State and the billions wasted on contractors cashing in on the Corporate Gold Rush ever since 9/11....[etc etc etc]". Ahh....Vermonters gotta Vermont. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 minute ago, 11bee said: Ahh....Vermonters gotta Vermont. LOL! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, 11bee said: May not see too many more of these if the "Five Star" political party takes power, as is expected. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2018/03/07/f-35-in-peril-as-italys-five-star-political-party-nears-power/ Also, looks like the folks in Burlington, VT aren't interested in hearing "The Sound of Freedom". Shocking... https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/archives/2018/03/06/burlington-voters-approve-anti-f-35-ballot-initiative Of course, this means absolutely nothing (at least barring any changes by VT's congressional reps). Italy is canceling the F-35 again? I didn't bother to click. If Bernie wants to let the F-35 go to appease them, so much the better. We will take them along with the jobs and infrastructure and tax base that comes with them here. The only reason they have them at all was Bernie pulled strings for them. It's an international airport for crying out loud. It's not a library. Noise is the excuse to stop the evil MIC The F-35 is ruining what was once a quiet international airport! Edited March 7, 2018 by TaiidanTomcat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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