UPDATE 1-Lockheed sees deal soon with Pentagon for 160 more F-35 combat jets

RAF FAIRFORD, England, July 7 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin

Corp said on Thursday it expected to reach an agreement

soon with the U.S. Defense Department about contracts for the

next 160 F-35 radar-evading fighter jets, two long-awaited deals

valued at around $15 billion.

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