Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for services in support of the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

The contract from Naval Air Systems Command is worth more than $558.2 million under the terms of a cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, fixed-price-incentive-firm, firm-fixed-price contract, the Pentagon said this week.

The contract enables Lockheed Martin to provide sustainment support, equipment and training devices and facilities, as well as system hardware and software for the "low-rate initial production Lot 11 F-35 Lightning II aircraft," in support of Defense Department militaries, foreign military customers and others.

The F-35 Lightning II is a fifth generation, single-engine tactical fighter developed by Lockheed Martin in conjunction with BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman.

Work on the contract will occur in multiple locations across the United States and in the United Kingdom, and is expected to be completed by February 2023.

The total cumulative value of the contract will be obligated to Lockheed at time of award from fiscal 2016, 2017, and 2018 aircraft procurement from the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy.

The funds will then be coupled with non-Defense Department participant and foreign military sale funds. More than $19.5 million will expire at the end of the current fiscal year in September, the Pentagon said.

Related Links
Aerospace News at SpaceMart.com

Tweet

Thanks for being here; We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain. With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords. Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year. If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor $5 Billed Once credit card or paypal		SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter $5 Billed Monthly paypal only

French Rafales keep training edge on US aircraft carrier
Aboard The Uss George H.W. Bush, Etats-Unis (AFP) May 14, 2018
In scorched trails of exhaust, US F/A-18 fighter jets and French Rafales take off and land at a frantic pace, all from the same US Navy aircraft carrier. Since France's only aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, is undergoing a major renovation project until autumn, French pilots have been invited to hone their skills on one of the US Navy's 11 carriers. After a month of training on shore in Virginia, more than 300 crew from the French airborne group - pilots, mechanics and flight deck staff ... read more