Pentagon acquisition chief William LaPlante said on Oct. 8 that he had signed a national security waiver submitted by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to allow the company to resume deliveries of its F-35 fighters. "Today, I signed the national security waiver that allows DoD to accept Lot 13 and Lot 14 F-35 aircraft containing non-compliant specialty metals in Honeywell [HON] integrated power package turbomachines," LaPlante said in a DoD statement. "Acceptance of the aircraft is necessary for national security interests. This…
