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 ...