The F-35 program executive officer said Sept. 7 he expects to award a multibillion-dollar payment to Lockheed Martin in the next few weeks to cover some of the jet manufacturer's costs for low-rate initial production Lot 10, which has been caught up in a drawn-out negotiations process. The Defense Department is in continued negotiations with Lockheed Martin for aircraft lots 9 and 10 and had expected to award a contract early this year. Defense News reported last month that DOD...
