Lockheed Picks New Aero Unit Leaders Amid F-35 Criticisms
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Lockheed Martin Corp. named new leaders for its aeronautics business and its F-35 fighter jet program, the Pentagon’s costliest weapons system, as the company faces Defense Department pressure to cut the plane’s costs.
Orlando Carvalho, 54, becomes executive vice president in charge of aeronautics, Lockheed said yesterday in a statement. Carvalho, who has run the F-35 program since 2012, replaced Larry Lawson, 55, who is retiring. Lawson will take over as the president and chief executive officer of Spirit AeroSystems Inc., the Wichita, Kansas-based company said today in a statement.