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Pentagon to Begin F-35 Lots 15-17 Negotiations with Lockheed Martin

Pentagon to Begin F-35 Lots 15-17 Negotiations with Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II at the 2018 Paris Air Show. Photo: Lockheed Martin

The Pentagon is preparing to begin negotiations with Lockheed Martin [LMT] for the next three lots of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, according to a recent government solicitation. A notice posted Feb. 13 on FedBizOpps states that the Defense Department intends to solicit several contracts with Lockheed Martin for Lots 15 through 17 for the F-35. Tentatively, Lot 15 would include 116 F-35A Air Force variants, 29 F-35B aircraft for the Marine Corps, and 24 F-35C Navy variants. Lot 16 would…

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