The South Korean government evaluated and selected the F-35 Lightning II aircraft under that country’s F-X fighter acquisition program, Lockheed said Monday.
Orlando Carvalho, Lockheed executive vice president of aeronautics, said the company expects South Korea and the U.S. to finalize the agreement later this year.
Lockheed is contracted to build F-35 variants for three U.S. three military branches and for at least 10 other countries.