Lockheed Martin delivered 72 jets, the programme office said. — Bloomberg
NEW YORK: Lockheed Martin Corp has delivered F-35 jets parked at its Forth Worth, Texas plant to the US government as of May 1 after several months of delay due to late software improvements, according to the Pentagon’s programme office.
The Defence Department was withholding as much as US$5mil in final payment per aircraft until the company demonstrated that the software and hardware upgrade, known as Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3), can support intense training missions and eventual full combat operations.
