Whether the largest international partner in the Joint Strike Fighter program will agree to a procurement pact for the next-generation fighter hinges upon the fate of the project's alternative engine initiative, the United Kingdom's defense procurement czar told U.S. lawmakers today. In addition, Lord Peter Drayson, the U.K. minister for defense procurement, said if "technology transfer" issues between British officials and the Pentagon are not resolved, his country will not sign a JSF memorandum of understanding (MOU) this year. If...
