Lockheed Secures $1.14B F-35 Modification for 198 Aircraft Through 2030

Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $1,141,213,934 modification (P00005) to a previously awarded fixed-price incentive (firm-target), undefinitized, advanced acquisition contract (N0001925C0070). This modification  provides additional funding to previously awarded scope to procure long lead materials, parts, and components in support of 65 Lot 20 production aircraft and adds scope to procure long lead materials, parts, and components in support of 133 Lot 21 production aircraft for the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, F-35 cooperative program partners, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed Fort Worth, Texas (59%); El Segundo, California (14%); Warton, United Kingdom (9%); Cameri, Italy (4%); Orlando, Florida (4%); Nashua, New Hampshire (3%); Baltimore, Maryland (3%); San Diego, California (2%); and other various locations outside of the continental U.S. (2%), and is expected to be completed December 2030. Fiscal 2026 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $188,000,000; fiscal 2026 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $115,786,000; fiscal 2025 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds in the amount of $16,234,934; fiscal 2025 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $38,893,000; FMS customer funds in the amount of $556,600,000; and cooperative program partner funds in the amount of $225,700,000, will be obligated at the time of award, none of which expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competed. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.