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

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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…

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