F-35 Engine Issues Influenced U.K. Order

LONDON— Delays in the U.K. making its first batch order for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lighting II were influenced by the engine fire that resulted in the grounding of the F-35 fleet in July, a defense ministry official has confirmed. On Oct. 28, the U.K. Defense Ministry said it had “agreed in...

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