The production of Iraqi F-16 fighter jets has not been impacted by the worsening security situation there, Lockheed Martin confirmed this week, but whether the first two aircraft will be ferried to the country in September as planned remains in doubt. Moreover, contractors connected with the Iraqi F-16 program have been moved out of Iraq for safety, according to Lockheed and the Pentagon. The jets were to be stationed at the Iraq air force base in Balad, the country's largest...
