Air Force Presses for Fighters; Lockheed Martin Faces Loss of Suppliers From: The Washington Post | Date: January 12, 2001| Author: Greg Schneider | Copyright 2001 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Air Force officials are scrambling to get the Pentagon to approve spending $2.1 billion on F-22 fighter planes before the Bush administration takes office, amid fears that delays could put a financial burden on lead contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.

The Defense Department has repeatedly postponed deciding on the purchase because congressionally mandated testing has not been completed on the radar-evading warplane. The F-22 is designed to replace the F-15 as the world's most powerful fig...

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