Lockheed Martin Awarded $6.6bn F-35 Sustainment Contract

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $6.6 billion sustainment contract by the Pentagon’s F-35 Joint Program Office.

The new contract covers fiscal years 2021-23 to support operations and sustainment of the global F-35 fleet, supporting mission readiness and further reducing costs.

The annual contracts fund critical sustainment activities for aircraft currently in the fleet and build enterprise capacity to support the future fleet of more than 3,000 F-35 fighter jets.