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Contract Award: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (Fort Worth, Texas) – $520,400,000,

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $520,400,000, fixed-price incentive, (firm-target) modification (P00008) to previously awarded contract FA8615-23-C-6050 for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Block 70/72 F-16 Viper Shield electronic warfare suite production. The contract modification expands the current long lead materials contract to allow the contractor to begin production tasks. The location of performance is Fort Worth, Texas. The work is expected to be completed by June 30, 2028. This modification involves FMS to the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Morocco, the Slovak Republic, and the Taiwan Air Force. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $152,700,00 are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $897,400,00. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

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