:

Air Force

Lockheed Martin Awards BAE Systems Subcontract for ASQ-239 for Lot 20-22 of F-35

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, October 6th, 2026

SHARE:

Lockheed Martin Awards BAE Systems Subcontract for ASQ-239 for Lot 20-22 of F-35

Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of an F-35A returning to Hill AFB, Utah on Feb. 10, 2025 from a sortie to Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. for Bamboo Eagle 25-1, an Air Force Warfare Center exercise.

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has awarded BAE Systems a contract likely worth at least $1.2 billion for AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare systems for production Lot 20-22 of the F-35 fighter, as well as retrofits on earlier lots. "The company is using automation, the latest system designs and a robust supply chain to accelerate production," BAE Systems said on Tuesday. "It has also made investments in its facilities to create and sustain more systems at even greater speed." In May 2022, the company…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]