Bring out the sniff dogs and check everything twice—or maybe not. In a gesture of goodwill, China sent a 747 loaded with 100 tons of Hurricane relief supplies to the international relief staging center at Little Rock AFB, Ark.
Contracts for F-35 airframes in Lot 18 and 19 should be signed in the spring, but an engine deal is still not in hand and could take months longer. The delays don't seem to be driven by anticipation of how the new Trump administration will influence the program.