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  • Reuters: Lockheed Considers Moving F-35 Work From Canada - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Reuters: Lockheed Considers Moving F-35 Work From Canada

    Jack Crisler, Lockheed Martin vice president of business development for the F-35 program, said the company might move production work on the fighter jets away from Canadian companies amid uncertainty in Canada’s plans to buy F-35s, Reuters reported Friday. Andrea Shalal writes Crisler told Reuters the company might shift future F-35 work to other partner countries that placed firm […] More

  • Lockheed Taps Multicut A/S For Pending F-35 Parts Production Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Taps Multicut A/S For Pending F-35 Parts Production Contract

    Lockheed Martin has downselected Denmark-based machine parts manufacturer Multicut A/S to produce brackets, fittings and other aluminum components for the F-35 fighter jets under a pending contract award. “This contract award with Multicut reaffirms Lockheed Martin’s commitment to grow the industrial participation program with Danish companies of all sizes,” Jack Crisler, vice president of the […] More

  • Lockheed Selects Dutch Firm for F-35 Wing Parts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Selects Dutch Firm for F-35 Wing Parts

    Lockheed Martin has tapped Netherlands-based Fokker Technologies to manufacture wing components for future F-35 jets through the end of 2017 for low-rate initial production lots 9 and 10. Lockheed said Wednesday that Fokker will supply wing flaperons and outboard leading-edge flaps that aim to enable the F-35’s “controllability.” These components are made of titanium and composite materials to deliver a […] More