Lockheed Martin has reimbursed the Air Force the $265 million it inadvertently overcharged the service for F-35 development, with interest, company spokespersons said Wednesday. The repayment was not in the form of discounts on future purchases, foregoing progress payments, or other mechanisms commonly used in such circumstances. “We cut a check,” a company spokeswoman said.
Boeing received a $2.47 billion Air Force contract Nov. 25 for 15 more KC-46s, bringing to 183 the number of Pegasus tankers on contract to all customers, foreign and domestic. The new contract—for Lot 12 of the initially planned KC-46 buy—is to be completed by 2029.
