JSF Chief Hopes For Smoother LRIP V Talks
By Amy Butler .
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Vice Adm. David Venlet, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program executive officer, says he hopes that negotiations with Lockheed Martin on low-rate initial production (LRIP) lot V will progress more smoothly than they did for the previous lot.
Lockheed is putting the finishing touches on its LRIP V proposal, which will comprise 35 aircraft. This will be the ...
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