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Defense officials now talk about what this means for the program. As i have consistently said, the f35 Program Remains one of my top acquisition and sustainment priorities. Earlier this month at our last press briefing, i made a commitment to come back to you when we were ready to announce the next f35 contract. So here we are. As the f35 Program Milestone authority, alongside Lieutenant General eric, the f35 Program Executive officer, were here to announce the u. S. Department of defense and Lockheed Martin have made tremendous progress and now have an Agreement Regarding the lot 12 through 14 production contract. This is an historic milestone for the f35 enterprise as the f35 is our largest tack air investment and will form the backbone of the u. S. And allied fifth generation inventory for the foreseeable future. Ans and the joint Program Office are laser focused on driving cost out, quality up, and achieving timely deliveries of our capability to our war fighters. With respect to o
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