
The U.S. Senate on July 26 confirmed Frank Kendall as Air Force secretary by voice vote. Kendall served as the Pentagon acquisition chief during the Obama administration and is a U.S. Army veteran and former Raytheon Technologies [RTX] executive. He also served on the board of directors of Leidos [LDOS] and Leonardo Electronics USA. During his Senate Armed Services Committee nomination hearing in May, Kendall said that continued buys of the Lockheed Martin [LMT} F-35 would help drive down the fifth generation fighter's…