Assuming a leveling off of production?as the production process gets to be more routine and less frenetic, so parts come in on time, clearly that's going to free up a whole lot of manpower. |
I do think that in an environment of basically stagnant military spending, four competitors rather than three are undesirable. |
It's implausible that it would have been a miscommunication because both Northrop and Lockheed had been very active in defense acquisitions over the last two or three years. |
This deal clearly creates a vertically integrated, comprehensive supplier. |