Air Force Orders Mission Equipment For F-35 Fighters

The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for ancillary mission equipment for F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, reports the Dept. of Defense.

The $542 million deal covers mission equipment and spare parts for Lot 13 F-35s for the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy, as well as non-U.S. Dept. of Defense participants and Foreign Military Sales customers, said a Pentagon release on Tuesday.

Work under the award is slated to be concluded by May 2023.