Declining F-35 Prices Bode Well For Lockheed's Future

From the point of view of Lockheed, what is important is that the company must be able to generate its initially targeted 3,100 orders for the F-35. If the company is able to generate these many orders, then its upfront investment in research and development of the F-35 will provide a healthy return. But for the company to be able to achieve 3,100 orders - roughly 2,400 from the U.S. defense forces and the remaining from other countries - F-35′s unit price will have to come further down.