Lockheed Martin has been awarded a pair of contract modifications by the US Navy, collectively valued at nearly $948m, to enhance support for F-35 Lightning II operational sites and advance the Trident II (D5) Life Extension programme.
The larger of the awards is an $871.2m modification to an existing cost-plus-incentive-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the F-35 Lightning II programme.
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According to the US Department of War (DoW), this contract adjustment increases the overall ceiling to provide additional sustainment equipment for F-35 site activation and related hardware non-recurring sustainment work.
The agreement covers initial supplies and services needed to establish and maintain F-35 deployment sites on land and at sea. It supports a range of customers, including the Marine Corps, Navy, US Air Force, international partners, and countries procuring the aircraft through Foreign Military Sales programmes.
Under the terms, 90% of work will take place in El Segundo, California, while the remaining 10% will be carried out in Fort Worth, Texas. Completion is slated for February 2031.
Funding will be provided incrementally with each order, and no funds were obligated with the initial modification.
The Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River, Maryland, is overseeing the contract.
In a separate development, Lockheed Martin Space has received a $76.6m cost-plus-incentive-fee modification related to the Trident II (D5) submarine-launched ballistic missile’s Life Extension 2 Advanced Design and Development effort.
This contract modification, under the management of Strategic Systems Programs in Washington, DC, will see work distributed across multiple locations, primarily in Denver, Colorado.
The completion date is set for 30 September 2030.
The contract for Trident II improvements is being funded with Fiscal 2026 Navy weapons procurement monies, all of which will be obligated upon award.
The effort was awarded on a sole-source basis after being listed on the government’s official contracting portal, with only one proposal received.
Recently, Lockheed Martin also received two major contract modifications from the US Department of War (DoW) totalling over $1bn, expanding production and support activities for its MK 48 Heavyweight Torpedo and a range of standoff missile systems.
