
The Pentagon on Apr. 28 awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] an almost $7.8 billion contract for 126 F-35 fighters in Lot 17, including 43 F-35As for the U.S. Air Force, eight for Finland, seven for Italy, six earch for the Netherlands and Poland, four each for Japan and Belgium, and three for Denmark; 26 F-35Bs--15 for the U.S. Marine Corps, seven for the United Kingdom, two for Italy, and two for Japan; and 19 F-35Cs--13 for the U.S. Navy and six…