U.S. Navy Awards $72.1M to Lockheed Martin for F-35 Software Enhancements Across Services and Allies

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee $72,107,096 contract to provide agile software development required to enhance the functionality of combat data systems common reprogramming tool minimum viable capability release to support F-35 Lightning II air system capabilities and configurations for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) partners. Work will be performed Fort Worth, Texas (90%); and Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (10%), and is expected to be completed December 2028. Fiscal 2025 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,000,002; fiscal 2025 research, development, test and evaluation (Air Force) funds in the amount of $2,000,000; and non-U.S. DOD partner funds in the amount of $890,876, 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 (N0001925C0068).