Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has secured a firm-fixed-price order worth $991.13 million to produce and deliver material modification kits for F-35 aircraft.
This order, issued under an existing basic ordering agreement, involves the supply of 432 kits designed for upgrade and retrofit of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.
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According to contract details provided by the Department of War (DoW), the material modification kits will support electronic warfare system modernisation and related capability upgrades.
Distribution of the kits includes 97 units for the Air Force, 54 for the Marine Corps, 42 for the Navy, 106 for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers, and 133 for participants that are not part of the US Department of War.
Work related to the order will take place in Fort Worth, Texas, and is projected to reach completion by March 2032.
The contract will obligate procurement funds from various sources, including fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 2026 funds from the US Navy and Air Force, foreign military sales customer funds totalling $288.83m and contributions from non-US Department of War participants amounting to $259.04m.
Of the total, $29.99m from Navy’s fiscal year 2024 funds will expire at the close of the current fiscal year.
The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland is overseeing the contracting activity.
In another announcement, the Australian Government has selected Lockheed Martin Australia as the preferred Combat System Integration Partner for its forthcoming fleet of sovereign Virginia-class submarines.
Lockheed Martin Australia is set to add around 100 roles to support the Combat System Integration Partner program, with initial operations planned in Western Australia.
The combat system is a key element of a submarine’s operational capability. The Combat System Integration Partner will implement and test combat system upgrades, as well as assist crews with maintenance and repair tasks.
This arrangement will support ongoing submarine combat system Armament Cooperative Programs between the Australian and US Governments, aimed at integrating and maintaining submarine combat capability.
The Australian Government and Lockheed Martin Australia will work together on developing an initial services contract, anticipated to have a two-year term.
Australia plans to acquire three sovereign Virginia-class submarines, with the first scheduled for the early 2030s.
