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F-35 contracts

Latest F-35 Airframe Contracts Coming in Spring; Engine Deal Later in 2025

Jan. 17, 2025 | By John A. Tirpak
Contracts for F-35 airframes in Lot 18 and 19 should be signed in the spring, but an engine deal is still not in hand and could take months longer. The delays don't seem to be driven by anticipation of how the new Trump administration will ...

Lockheed to Retrofit F-35s for Suppression/Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses Role

June 2, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
The Navy on June 1 awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to upgrade the F-35's Suppression and Destruction of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD/DEAD) capabilities. The contract provides $26.7 million to engineer changes to the F-35 for the "full up" mission, presumably to add weapons and/or ...

Lockheed Gets $2 Billion in F-35 Contracts, Plans 141 Deliveries for 2020

Jan. 2, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
Lockheed Martin closed out 2019 with two more F-35 contracts totaling over $2 billion, as it finished delivering its 134th jet of the year. The bulk of the funding comes in a $1.927 billion contract for recurring logistics services for delivered F-35s for the Air ...
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