Lockheed Martin, the defense contractor building the F-35, expects no problem finding other buyers for the stealth fighters Turkey planned to purchase before the U.S. blocked sales to the country last week.

Replacing the production already under way in the nation – which straddles the border between Europe and Asia – is more complicated, but the company has a plan to handle it, CEO Marillyn Hewson said Tuesday.

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