
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is bidding its F-35 fighter for the Royal Canadian Air Force Future Fighter competition to replace 76 Boeing [BA] CF-18s, according to a July 30 submission to Canada's Request for Proposals (RFP) in July last year. Greg Ulmer, Lockheed Martin's executive vice president of the F-35 program, said in a statement that "Canada has been a valued partner since the inception of the Joint Strike Fighter competition and that "Canadian industry plays an integral role in the…