U.S. prepares F-35 Lot 20 production line for foreign allies

U.S. prepares F-35 Lot 20 production line for foreign allies

U.S. advances F-35 Lot 20 prep with $238M deal for foreign allies, securing materials for production. Explore the latest on the stealth fighter program.

Starting next month, the F-35 will take over the repulsive response here at home. But without spare parts, they can not be kept in the air. And Denmark cannot put up anything if the United States decides to move the parts away from Flyvestation Srydstrup, recent case shows. The spare parts are American owned.

Pilatus Co-ops With Lockheed Martin on 5th-Gen Fighter Training

Pilatus and Lockheed Martin announced terms of an “offset project” that will see the two companies cooperate on technology and developing avionics and training functionality for a next-generation military pilot training system. The program will focus on the Pilatus PC-21 single-engine turboprop training platform. “This will allow Pilatus to provide a bespoke pilot training solution to customers operating the F-35 and other fifth-generation front…

In the United States, the Naval Air Systems Command, based in Patuxent River, Maryland, has awarded Lockheed Martin an order worth 238 million dollars under an existing contract for the F-35. This change adds the ability for Lockheed Martin to obtain long-term materials, parts, components and associated support to support the production of Lot 20 of the F-35s for partners outside the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and Foreign Military…

Lockheed Books $238M Navy Contract for F-35 Production Support - GovCon Wire

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics landed a potential $238 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy for the purchase of long lead materials, parts, components and related support services for F-35 aircraft production. Contract Scope The Department of Defense said Monday the new deal is an undefinitized modification to a fixed-price incentive contract for the F-35 Lot