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Pentagon withholds $5 million per F-35 jet as deliveries resume

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The U.S. government is withholding the final $5 million payment for each jet until the completion of a long-delayed technology upgrade.

The advanced fighter jet contributes 27% of Lockheed Martin 's sales as the company plans to deliver around 100 to the U.K. this year and more than 150 in 2025 .

The F-35 program has experienced delivery delays and production mishaps in the past.

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