Farnborough 2018: Lockheed Martin steadfast with F-35 plans
Lockheed Martin has a tentative deal with the US Air Force for its next lot of F-35 Lightning II fighters and the company is continuing to look for ways to expand into new markets.
During a 16 July press briefing at Farnborough 2018, Lockheed Martin's VP and general manager for the F-35 programme Greg Ulmer, confirmed that the company and USAF have reached an 'handshake' agreement for the aircraft's low rate initial production (LRIP) 11 buy.
'We're working to definitise the contract as we go… past that handshake agreement,' Ulmer said. 'We will spend some time making sure
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