The Defense Department and F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin are in the "midst of finishing" contracts for the Joint Strike Fighter eighth production lot in a deal that includes buying aircraft for Israel and Japan, according to a company executive. Lorraine Martin, F-35 executive vice president and general manager for Lockheed Martin, told reporters Sept. 16 at the Air Force Association's annual Air and Space Conference in National Harbor, MD, that her team is working every day with the government...
