yes, that is billion, with a B
The Pentagon announced that it had awarded what is expected to become the largest military contract in American history to Lockheed Martin.
Ending a fevered five-year competition, the Pentagon announced today that it had awarded what is expected to become the largest military contract in American history to Lockheed Martin to build a new generation of supersonic stealth fighter jets for the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps.
The contract, which was announced after markets closed today, is expected to be worth more than $200 billion and calls for Lockheed to build more than 3,000 of the relatively low-cost aircraft over the next two decades. Anticipated overseas sales and maintenance contracts could double Lockheed's revenues, industry analysts say.
"The Lockheed Martin team was a clear winner," said James Roche, the secretary of the Air Force, who was in charge of the selection
nice plane if you can get you hands on one
The Pentagon announced that it had awarded what is expected to become the largest military contract in American history to Lockheed Martin.
Ending a fevered five-year competition, the Pentagon announced today that it had awarded what is expected to become the largest military contract in American history to Lockheed Martin to build a new generation of supersonic stealth fighter jets for the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps.
The contract, which was announced after markets closed today, is expected to be worth more than $200 billion and calls for Lockheed to build more than 3,000 of the relatively low-cost aircraft over the next two decades. Anticipated overseas sales and maintenance contracts could double Lockheed's revenues, industry analysts say.
"The Lockheed Martin team was a clear winner," said James Roche, the secretary of the Air Force, who was in charge of the selection
nice plane if you can get you hands on one
