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Lockheed Wins $11M to Avoid F-35 Component Obsolescence

Lockheed Wins $11M to Avoid F-35 Component Obsolescence

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded an $11,610,581 firm-fixed-price order (N00019-20-F-0022) against previously issued basic ordering agreement N00019-19-G-0008.

This order procures intel diminishing manufacturing sources parts that have reached end of life in support of the F-3…

Pentagon Spends $14.7M to Support Iraqi T-6As for Six Months

Pentagon Spends $14.7M to Support Iraqi T-6As for Six Months

Spartan Air Academy Iraq LLC, Irving, Texas, has been awarded a $14,769,952 firm-fixed-price modification (P00006) to contract FA8617-20-C-6232 for the Iraq T-6A contractor logistics support and training maintenance program.

The modification provides for the exercise of an option to extend the t…

Construction Begins on Fourth Expeditionary Sea Base Ship

Construction Begins on Fourth Expeditionary Sea Base Ship

SAN DIEGO — Construction of the fourth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ship officially began on June 25 at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (GD-NASSCO) shipyard. Due to the COVID pandemic, the milestone was marked with an informal shipyard ceremony.

ESB ships are highly…

F-35 Deliveries to S. Korea Delayed by Covid-19

F-35 Deliveries to S. Korea Delayed by Covid-19

SEOUL — A planned arrival of F-35A next-generation fighter jets to South Korea from the United States has been delayed to the second half of the year due to the new coronavirus, a military source said Tuesday.

South Korea began bringing in the advanced stealth fighters in March last year to bee…

Three More F-35s Delivered to Alaskan Air Base

Three More F-35s Delivered to Alaskan Air Base

EIELSON AFB, Alaska — The F-35A Lightning II fleet has officially doubled at Eielson with the arrival of three new F-35As June 25, 2020. The first two F-35As arrived in April and the third in May.

“I saw the first two jets land in April and it felt like a once in a lifetime experience that I …

Safran Wins Contract to Support Engines of Dutch Cougar Fleet

Safran Wins Contract to Support Engines of Dutch Cougar Fleet

TARBES, France — Safran Helicopter Engines has signed a multi-year contract with the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) to support its Makila-powered AS532U2 Cougar Mk.II helicopter fleet. Following a public tender, the contract formalizes a Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) agreement to su…

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