{"id":43121,"date":"2018-03-01T19:58:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T19:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/01\/lockheed-names-new-program-leaders-for-f-35-skunk-works\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:32:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:32:59","slug":"lockheed-names-new-program-leaders-for-f-35-skunk-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2018\/03\/01\/lockheed-names-new-program-leaders-for-f-35-skunk-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockheed names new program leaders for F-35, Skunk Works"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2015 Lockheed Martin is reshuffling its program leadership, announcing Thursday that the executive vice president and general manager of the F-35 program<\/a>, Jeff Babione, will be elevated to vice president and general manager of advanced development programs \u2015 also known as Skunk Works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Babione will replace the retiring Rob Weiss on March 19. Weiss has been at the company for almost 34 years after spending nearly a decade in the U.S. Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greg Ulmer, currently the vice president of the F-35 aircraft production<\/a> business unit, will take up Babione\u2019s position at the Joint Strike Fighter program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The change comes as the United States\u2019 top F-35 program official has publicly shared his dissatisfaction with the pace of ongoing negotiations with Lockheed Martin for the 11th batch of Joint Strike Fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\t