Lockheed Receives $2.4bn U.S. Navy Contract for F-35 Parts

Published: Jul 29, 2007
Source: DoD



(DoD Contract Announcement) - Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded an estimated $2,440,000,000 advance acquisition contract for long lead components, parts, and materials associated with the Lot 2 Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP II) of six <a href="/page/48/F-35-Lightning-II.html">F-35 Joint Strike Fighter</a> Conventional Take-Off and Landing (CTOL) for the U.S. Air Force and six Short Take-off and Vertical Landing Air Systems for the U.S. Marine Corp.

In addition, the contract provides for associated ancillary mission equipment, sustainment support, special tooling/special test equipment and technical/financial data. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (75.5 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (15.6 percent); and Samlesbury, United Kingdom (8.9 percent), and is expected to be completed in February 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured.

The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity (N00019-07-C-0097).

<center><a href="/php/displ_img.php?imgurl=/MIL/jsf/f35_16thflight_06282007.jpg"><img src="/MIL/jsf/f35_16thflight_06282007_sm.jpg" alt="The F-35 during its 16th test flight" /></a>
<p class="cap">FILE PHOTO - The F-35 during its 16th test flight</p></center>
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