UPDATE 1-Lockheed says furloughs could delay F-35 fighter, other
programs  Tue May 14, 2013 6:59pm EDT  * Furloughs will affect
civilian workers one day a week  * CEO still opposing
sequestration  By Andrea Shalal-Esa  WASHINGTON, May 14
(Reuters) - The Pentagon's plans to put most of its 800,000
civilian employees on unpaid leave for 11 days could lead to
delays on Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and
other weapons programs, a top company official said on Tuesday.
Chief Financial Officer Bruce Tanner said Lockheed had not been
officially informed about the impact of the furloughs, but
civilian government workers have played a big role in supporting
flight testing and other work on the $396 billion F-35 jet, the
Pentagon's costliest weapons program.  "We'll lose the
capability to remain on schedule for some of our programs if in
fact the government support that goes hand in hand with our
flight tests, for example, is reduced," Tanner told Reuters in
an interview at the company's media day.  L