Lockheed Martin indicated this week that due to the process of incorporating a fix to the avionics cooling line insulation on 42 in-production F-35s, the company's 2016 deliveries will "end up a little lighter" than predicted. The F-35 prime contractor is targeted to deliver 48 jets this year from its Fort Worth, TX, production line and five from the Italian Final Assembly and Checkout facility. But Bruce Tanner, Lockheed's executive vice president and chief financial officer, said during an Oct...
