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Lockheed Martin CEO Says He Wants F-35 to Hit 80% of F-47 Capabilities

Lockheed Martin didn’t win the bid for America’s next-generation fighter, but its CEO still wants to build a jet that’s in almost the same league.At the company’s first-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, James Taiclet said he has set a new goal for his staff: To soup up the F-35 so…

F-35 to F-47: Trump Creates Turbulence for Lockheed

The Trump administration is throwing some cold water on the once-hot market for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 stealth fighter. And that’s not the company’s only headache.At least two NATO militaries are weighing alternatives to the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter as the US signals in public statements and unintentionally leaked…