The Navy on Monday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1.3 billion contract modification for F-35 work, according to a Defense Department statement.
The award is a not-to-exceed undefinitized contract modification to the previously awarded low-rate initial production Lot 11 advance acquisition contract. The award provides for the delivery of 13 aircraft.
Work is expected to be completed by December 2019. The F-35 is developed by Lockheed Martin with subcontractors BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman [NOC].