Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon have penned an initial deal to produce at least 850 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets over the next 10 years, the Defense Department announced Thursday. As part of the agreement, Lockheed will put forward at least $7 billion in its own funding “for initiatives that sup…
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The Pentagon plans to buy at least 850 additional Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jets, in what would be the biggest contract in the program’s quarter-century history that signals the stealth warplane will remain a major part of the US arsenal for many years.
The Department of War and Lockheed Martin announced on Thursday that the two sides have agreed to a framework deal for the production of 850 F-35 fighter aircraft over the next 10 years. The deal is designed to strengthen the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter fleet by creating a “stable, long-t…
Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon have penned an initial deal to produce at least 850 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets over the next 10 years, the Defense Department announced Thursday. As part of the agreement, Lockheed will put forward at least $7 billion in its own funding “for initiatives that sup…
In addition to producing the jets, Lockheed will procure initial spare parts and modification kits, and sustain the global F-35 fleet, under the agreement.
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