:

Lockheed Martin Nabs $1.8 Billion Award For More F-35 Logistics Support

Thursday, July 1st, 2021

SHARE:

Lockheed Martin Nabs $1.8 Billion Award For More F-35 Logistics Support

U.S. Air Force F-35As sit on the runway at Hill AFB, Utah on Jan. 6, 2020 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Naval Air Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a not-to-exceed $1.8 billion undefinitized contract action (UCA) on June 30 to procure recurring logistics services for delivered F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. The Defense of Department announcement said these services cover delivered F-35s in support of the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy as well as non-U.S. DoD participants and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. The department said services will include “ground maintenance activities, action request resolution, depot activation activities, automatic…

Budget

House Appropriators Uncertain Navy Will Award F/A-XX Contract By August

House appropriators said they are skeptical the Defense Department will award the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract for the Navy’s F/A-XX next-generation carrier-based fighter program by the most recent […]

Congress

House Appropriators Approve $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill Amid Reconciliation Uncertainty

The House Appropriations Committee has approved its $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, advancing a bill with a historic topline while uncertainty lingers over Congress’ next step to […]

Budget

House Appropriators Add Restrictions And Reporting Requirement To Battleship, Reject Cut

The chairman’s mark of the House Appropriations Committee’s (HAC) fiscal year 2027 defense appropriations bill funds the administration’s $1 billion request for the BBG(X) Trump-class battleship, but adds restrictions requiring […]

Congress

House Appropriators Concerned With ‘Risky’ Reconciliation Approach To Fund Munitions, F-35 Plans

The House Appropriations Committee has raised concern with the Trump administration’s “risky” approach to seeking significant fiscal year 2027 funding for key priorities such as critical munitions and F-35 procurement […]