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Lockheed Martin Sees More Global Interest In F-35 STOVL Variant

Friday, January 27th, 2012

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] is witnessing growing international interest in the short-takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a company official said recently. Steve O’Bryan, the company’s F-35 vice president for program integration and business development, said more nations are expressing interest in the F-35B but did not identify them by name. “We have more interest in the F-35B from different countries,” O’Bryan said. “We continue to answer those requests for information.” O’Bryan was speaking to…

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