Lockheed Martin awarded $879 million for Fort Worth-made F-35s
The Department of War awarded Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth over $879 million to support the F-35 aircraft delivery schedules.
The deal is part of over $1 billion in contracts awarded to Lockheed Martin nationwide.
According to a news release, the order will provide various missile launchers, bomb racks, gun systems, pylons and adapters to support F-35 aircraft delivery schedules for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, foreign military sales customers and non-U.S. Department of War participants.
Lockheed Martin designs and manufactures the F-35 fighter jets in Fort Worth, The jets are used in combat, and have flown over Iranian airspace during the war.
The Fort Worth division of Lockheed Martin was also given a $17 million modification to an existing contract for provisioning spares.
In March, Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth was awarded $56 million to modify a contract that had been previously awarded to assemble F-35 jets.
The work for this project will be completed in Fort Worth and will be completed in February 2030, according to the release.
