Lockheed Martin has received a $700.4m contract modification to fund procurement of long lead materials, parts, and components for Lots 20 and 21 of the F-35 production aircraft.
The scope includes orders for the government of Denmark, as well as F-35 Cooperative Program Partners and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.
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The Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland, serves as the contracting authority for this fixed-price incentive undefinitised advanced acquisition agreement.
The funds obligated at the time of award comprise $305.9m from F-35 cooperative programme partners and $394.5m from FMS customers.
Work under this contract will be carried out in multiple locations, including Fort Worth, Texas with 59% of the effort, El Segundo, California with 14%, and Warton in the UK with 9%.
Additional work will take place in Cameri, Italy and Orlando, Florida, each accounting for 4%. Nashua in New Hampshire and Baltimore in Maryland will each see 3% of the work, while San Diego, California will account for 2%.
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By GlobalDataSites outside the continental US will handle the remaining 2%. The contract is scheduled for completion in December 2030.
This contract follows a separate contract modification Lockheed Martin received last week to provide continued flight test support services for the F-35 air system for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and non-Department of War participants.
The $132.9m cost-plus-incentive-fee award covers administration, maintenance, and test preparation across multiple labs supporting new capabilities testing.
Last September, Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office reached final agreement on Lots 18 and 19 related to the production and delivery of up to 296 F-35 aircraft.
In 2025, Lockheed Martin delivered 191 F-35 Lightning II aircraft in 2025, surpassing its earlier record of 142 jets delivered in one year.
According to company data, the F-35’s annual production rate is now five times greater than that of any other allied fighter platform currently in production.
