U.S., U.K. Firms Winning Big In JSF Contracting, Report Says

Posted on: Jun. 5th, 2004 || Source: aviationnow.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

U.S. and British companies have won nearly all of the subcontracts awarded by the prime contractors and their teammates for the development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, according to a new report by the General Accounting Office.



U.S. firms have received $10.4 billion, or 73.9 percent, of the $14 billion in subcontracts awarded as of Dec. 31, 2003. Of the $3.6 billion awarded to foreign firms, more than $3.3 billion has gone to companies in the United Kingdom, the biggest foreign financial contributor to the JSF program. That has left less than $300 million for other countries, including the program's seven other international partners - Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Turkey.

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