
The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] five contracts worth a cumulative $2.3 billion at the end of 2019 for various work related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, to include logistics services for delivered aircraft, long-lead materiels and upgraded software capabilities. The contracts, awarded between Dec. 27-30, totaled $2.347 billion, per a Dec. 31 Defense Department contract round-up. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), which is the contracting activity for the F-35, provided $1.9 billion for recurring logistics services to…