Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. has received a $200 million contract to continue manufacturing components for Japan's F-2 fighter aircraft, the company announced today. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is the prime contractor for the F-2 program, and Lockheed Martin will supply components for 12 production aircraft, according to a Lockheed statement. Japan's F-2 design is based on the U.S. F-16 fighter aircraft. Lockheed Martin is already producing components for the first 45 F-2 aircraft under five previous annual contracts. This sixth contract...
