Fighter Program Takes Hit With Rejection Of F-35 Technology Transfer

The U.S. government has decided not to allow Lockheed Martin to transfer four key technologies from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to South Korea, reports the Korea Times.

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) promoted South Korea’s indigenous fighter development project, codenamed the KF-X, based on the premise that the Korean company could take advantage of technology transfers from Lockheed.

Lockheed Martin previously said it would transfer those technologies, among 25, in...