Lockheed Martin on June 28 reached a new labor agreement with members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers who build F-16s and F-35 strike fighters at the company’s manufacturing facility in Ft. Worth, Tex. The workers voted to accept the company’s four-year contract, ending a work stoppage that began on April 23. They will return to work on July 2, according to Lockheed Martin’s release. “With the new contract in place, we can continue concentrating on the critical requirements of our customers and our important mission of producing the world’s most advanced, highest quality combat aircraft at the Ft. Worth facility,” said Larry Lawson, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s Aeronautics business area. The agreement includes general wage increases, cash payments, a choice of health plans, and other compensation and benefits, states the release.
Anduril and General Atomics will develop their Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the Air Force, beating out Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, the service announced on April 24. But any of the non-selected companies can compete to actually manufacture the eventual design, the Air Force said.