Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) have signed the Lightning Air System National Capability Enterprise (LANCE) 23-27 contract to support th
BAE Systems Secures $101M to Support UK’s F-35 Fleet Our Bureau 2096
RAF F-35 stealth jets
BAE Systems will lead a two-year $101 million agreement to bring enhanced maintenance and training services for the UK F-35 fleet.
Air Commodore Phil Brooker, Lightning Delivery Team Head, DE&S, said:
“This contract will ensure the continued support of the UK F-35 Lightning fleet, as the number of UK aircraft continues to grow and
we look forward to the first operational deployment of the aircraft onboard HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH this year.”
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has agreed to a contractual agreement with Lockheed Martin to support operations at RAF Marham, with BAE Systems assigned as the on-site lead for industry. In this role, BAE Systems will lead a 170+ strong industry team to execute the two-year agreement valued at ~$101m (~ £76m) to enhance maintenance, mission planning and training services for the UK’s F-35 Lightning fleet based in Norfolk.