Boeing Executive Pessimistic On JSF Role

By John Liang / February 12, 2002 at 5:00 AM
New York -- A senior Boeing executive said today he is pessimistic about his company's chances for any substantial work on the Joint Strike Fighter program. "Unless something fundamental in that program changes, I don't think there will be a major role for us," said Jerry Daniels, chief executive officer of Boeing's military aircraft and missile systems business groups. Last October, Boeing lost the multibillion-dollar JSF competition to rival defense contractor Lockheed Martin. Daniels said that in his discussion with...

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