Lockheed Martin about to sell 440 F-35s to 11 countries

Reuters is reporting that the manufacturer of the F-35 stealth fighter is in final stages of negotiations to sell 440 jets to 11 nations.

An F-35A Lightning II from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, lands at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 15, 2017. The aircraft arrival marks the first F-35A fighter training deployment  to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility or any overseas location as a flying training deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Eric Burks)
An F-35A Lightning II from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, lands at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April 15, 2017. The aircraft arrival marks the first F-35A fighter training deployment to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility or any overseas location as a flying training deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Eric Burks)

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Jane’s: ShinMaywa says no to final assembly of US-2 in Indonesia

Masayuki Tanaka, from ShinMaywa’s export division, told Jane’s at MAST Asia 2017 exhibition in Tokyo that his company is willing to let Indonesian firms collaborate on the final assembly of the US-2 amphibian if Indonesia selects the aircraft.

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