Australian F-35 orders will help drive down price -Lockheed
April 23, 2014 at 19:05 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - Australia's decision to order 58 more F-35 fighter jets built by Lockheed Martin Corp by 2023 will help drive down the cost of the stealthy warplane and strengthen the jet's presence in Asia, a senior Lockheed official said on Wednesday.