Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Ft. Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $123,041,923 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00019-02-C-3002).
A problem with a failed engine part is likely to delay both ground and flight testing on the second F-35 test aircraft and has the potential to cause further political and budget issues for the Pentagon’s largest new weapons program.