Potential $6.5B deal for Lockheed Martin F-35s gets U.S. approval

The U.S. State Department approved a possible foreign military sale in which Belgium would purchase 34 F-35 aircraft for an estimated $6.5 billion, the government agency announced last week.The F-35 is a fifth-generation fighter jet manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) in Fort Worth. Also included in the deal are 38 Pratt & Whitney engines, four of which are spares."This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helpi