LE BOURGET, France (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) F-35 program manager Greg Ulmer said on Monday he had "no concern" that the proposed merger of Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) Co and United Technologies Corp (NYSE:UTX) would affect the F-35 program or pressure its margins.
"I don't see any concern," Ulmer told reporters at the Paris Airshow when asked if the merger of two key suppliers would affect the F-35 program, which is working hard to reduce costs.
Ulmer also said Turkish firms continued to produce components for the aircraft despite a row over Ankara's plans to buy the Russian S-400 air defense system.
He said plans by the U.S. government to start winding down Turkey's participation in the F-35 program would not affect Lockheed's production plan this year.