ARLINGTON, Virginia: Lockheed Martin has reached an initial agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense to produce and sustain at least 850 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets over the next decade.
The agreement calls for Lockheed to maintain annual production at 156 aircraft and self-fund at least US$7 billion in initiatives supporting the F-35 program, the Defense Department said on October 22.
The agreeme
