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Pentagon, Contractor Close To Deal On Fourth F-35 Batch

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Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic Negotiations on the Defense Department's order for a fourth production lot of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft are on the verge of completion, officials said yesterday. While the talks are "taking longer than we'd hoped," Tom Burbage, executive vice president for F-35 program integration at Lockheed Martin [LMT], said he expects a deal "any day now." Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, the service's senior civilian official, also said yesterday that he expects a final handshake "soon." The…

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