By Marina Malenic MARIETTA, Ga.--Approximately 25,000 jobs could be lost if President Barack Obama decides not to continue F-22 Raptor production, industry executives said here yesterday. Prime contractor Lockheed Martin [BA], subcontractor Boeing [BA], engine producer Pratt & Whitney [UTX] and their direct suppliers employ about 25,000 people on F-22-related refining, machining, fabrication and assembly, said Larry Lawson, Lockheed Martin's executive vice president for the F-22 program. In addition, some 70,000 "indirect" suppliers contribute to the effort. "The total consequential…
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