Contractor: F-35 LRIP 4 Deal Days Away From Closing

By Amy Butler abutler@aviationweek.com
Washington

Negotiations on the long-awaited deal for the Pentagon to order its next lot of F-35 aircraft are nearly complete, according to Tom Burbage, executive vice president for Joint Strike Fighter program integration at Lockheed Martin.

The company submitted its most recent offer for the 32-aircraft lot about three weeks ago, Burbage tells Aviation Week. Another offer was submitted in July before the ...

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