By Mike Stone
By Mike Stone
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin Co LMT.N stated on Thursday it should cut back its attendance on the Singapore Airshow due to the coronavirus outbreak in China, and a U.S. official stated the Pentagon was contemplating the same transfer.
The Singapore Airshow, Asia’s largest aerospace gathering, will go forward as deliberate subsequent week regardless of the outbreak that has led to some corporations withdrawing, organizers stated on Tuesday.
“Following the World Well being Group steering, there are a restricted variety of personnel touring to the Singapore Air Present to take care of our presence,” a Lockheed Martin consultant stated.
Ellen Lord, the official accountable for shopping for weapons within the Trump administration, is at the moment set to attend the present because the lead Pentagon consultant, an official stated. A call on the dimensions of the U.S. delegation may come as quickly as Thursday, the official stated.
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