Lockheed Slashes F-35 Delivery Estimate By 18-24 Jets

F-35B
Credit: USAF
Lockheed Martin now expects to deliver 18-24 fewer F-35s in 2020 than the program’s 141-aircraft goal due to supply chain disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the company said May 19. The new estimate reflects a three-month slowdown for the F-35’s global production system, the...
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