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Lockheed Martin hits 2019 F-35 delivery target of 131 jets

The world’s largest defense contractor said that in 2020 it aims to deliver 141 F-35s. The cost of the most common variation of the jet, the F-35A, is now $77.9 million, meeting the defense contractor’s $80 million goal a year earlier than planned, Lockheed said in a statement. The F-35 program, which currently makes up about 25% of Lockheed’s annual revenue, has long aimed at expanding the fleet to more than 3,000 jets and bringing the unit price of the F-35A below $80 million through efficiencies gained by bulk orders. …read more […]

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Trump Retweet of Alleged Whistle-Blower’s Name is Back on Twitter

(Bloomberg) — A retweet by President Donald Trump, naming the alleged whistle-blower whose complaint triggered the investigation that resulted in his impeachment, was restored to Twitter late Saturday.The post, originally from the handle @Surfermom77, was retweeted by Trump to his 68 million followers about midnight Friday and by Saturday morning was no longer visible in the president’s Twitter feed. CNN first reported late Saturday that the temporary removal followed a Twitter glitch that affected certain accounts, not deliberate action to delete the tweet by Trump or someone with access to his account.“Due to an outage with one of our systems, …read more […]

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Ethereum research scientist Virgil Griffith denied bail in North Korea case

Ethereum research scientist Virgil Griffith, who was arrested last month for allegedly assisting North Korea in learning more about blockchain and cryptocurrencies, has been denied bail. Inner City Press reported the news Thursday, saying that the judge denied bail, citing Griffith’s text messages to his parents about renouncing his U.S. citizenship and setting up a […]The post Ethereum research scientist Virgil Griffith denied bail in North Korea case appeared first on The Block. …read more […]