
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received a more than $847 million contract for long-lead items for 105 F-35s in Lot 17 of the fighter buy. On Dec. 29, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded the company the long-lead contract through May 2026 for the U.S. Air Force F-35A, Marine Corps F-35B, Navy F-35C, and foreign F-35s. The company is to perform more than half the work--57 percent--in Fort Worth, Texas, 14 percent in El Segundo, Calif,, nine percent in Warton, England,…