F-35 hanger construction work contracted by Navy

F-35 hanger construction work contracted by Navy
by Richard Tomkins
Jacksonville, Fla. (UPI) Aug 27, 2014

US F-15 fighter jet crashes in Virginia
Washington (AFP) Aug 27, 2014 - A US F-15C fighter jet crashed Wednesday in a Virginia forest and it was unclear if the pilot ejected before the plane went down, officials said.

The aircraft was part of the Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing from Westfield, Massachusetts, Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Tom Crosson said.

The single-seat jet went down at around 9 am (1300 GMT) in a rural area near the town of Deerfield in George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, about 180 miles (290 kilometers) southwest of Washington DC, officials said.

The aircraft had no munitions on board when it crashed, said Colonel James Keefe, commander of the 104th Fighter Wing.

"The aircraft was flying to New Orleans naval air station at high altitude and it was going to receive a scheduled modification to its radar," Keefe said.

The pilot of the jet did not report an emergency before losing radio contact shortly after 9 am, Keefe said.

There was an "ongoing rescue mission" to find the fighter pilot, he said.

"At this time we have not had contact with our pilot."

The U.S. Navy has given five companies indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity awards for hanger construction work related to the F-35 aircraft.

The hanger project, worth a total of $240 million, was awarded by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command.

Work will involve general building type projects -- new construction, renovation, alteration, demolition and repair work -- for hangar, aircraft traffic control, infrastructure, administrative, training, dormitory and community support facilities.

Recipients of the three-year contract: Carothers Construction Inc. of Mississippi, Archer Western Construction of llinois, Brasfield and Gorrie General Contractors of Alabama Florida's Hensel Phelps Construction Co., and M.A. Mortenson Construction Co. of Minnesota.

The Navy said Carothers Construction has been awarded the initial task order of the contract for the design and construction of an aircraft maintenance hangar at the Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C. The order is worth $34.4 million.

"The new hangar is designed to support and accommodate the F-35's unique operational and maintenance requirements," said Troy Ward, MCAS Beaufort Site Activation Task Force program manager.

"The existing hangars were designed and built to accommodate legacy aircraft, almost 60 years ago. They have reached the end of their useful life and renovating or expanding the existing hangars would not be cost effective."

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