(Editor's note: This story has been updated to include a statment from a spokesperson for the F-35 Joint Program Office.) The Air Force and Lockheed Martin are in talks to accelerate the contract award for Lot 19 of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter "potentially into the second quarter" by combining it with Lot 18, company Chief Financial Officer Evan Scott said today. “What our customer is telling us now is to expect Lot 18 and Lot 19 to be...
