The Pentagon’s contract management agency forecasts Lockheed Martin Corp. will deliver 57 of its F-35 jets this year, nine fewer than the company plans. The No. 1 defense contractor “did not meet contract requirements in 2014, 2015 or 2016,” and ...

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Lockheed Martin Corp. was awarded a $6.1 billion Pentagon contract for 57 of its F-35 fighter planes, but the world’s largest defense contractor was less than pleased to hear the news. It was “not a mutually agreed-upon” contract, Lockheed spokesman ...

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As negotiations drag on over Lockheed Martin Corp.’s biggest U.S. contracts yet to build F-35 jets, one potential impediment hasn’t attracted public attention: a congressional requirement that the Air Force secretary certify the fighter will be in top shape within ...

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Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 fighter jet won’t appear at a U.K. air show because temporary flight restrictions by the U.S. military ruled out a trans-Atlantic trip.

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The U.S. Air Force today grounded its fleet of F-35 fighter jets made by Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corp. as a safety precaution after a fire on one of the planes forced an aborted takeoff.

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TORONTO — Canada is considering buying fighter jets other than U.S.-made F-35’s because of escalating costs associated with Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin Corp.’s troubled Joint Strike Fighter program, the country’s defense minister said Wednesday. Defense Minister Peter MacKay said the government ...

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Unhappy with proposed changes to health care benefits and pension plans, dozens of Lockheed Martin workers started picketing Monday at a North Texas plant where F-35 stealth fighter jets are made, as well as outside flight ...

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Lockheed Martin Corp. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit dropped 29 percent, as lower government spending reduced revenue at most of its businesses. The aerospace and defense contractor reported net income of $683 million, or $2.09 per share, for the three ...

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PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the U.S. military is committed to developing the Marine Corps version of the next-generation strike fighter jet, but he warned that the program is “not out of the woods ...

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has notified the maker of an alternative engine for the next-generation F-35 fighter plane that its contract has been terminated. Work on the engine was stopped a month ago, saving $1 million a day on a ...

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