The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is recommending that the U.S. Air Force accelerate production of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A fighter to counter China and Russia. "There are no other credible fifth-generation fighter aircraft currently in production anywhere in the free world to manage the increasingly dangerous risks posed by China and Russia," according to an Oct. 26 report by Heather Penney, a senior resident fellow at the institute. "The Air Force should aggressively ramp up F-35A production now…
