Lockheed Martin contracted for additional F-35 logistics support

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin has received a $181 million contract modification to perform additional logistic and sustainment services for F-35 aircraft.

The modification covers services for F-35 fighters operated by the U.S. Air force, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps, in addition to foreign military sales. Tasks will include ground maintenance, health management implementation, supply chain management, as well as other activities.

Work will be performed at Lockheed Martin's facilities in Fort worth, Texas; Orlando, Fla.; El Segundo, Calif.; Greenville, S.C.; and Warton in England. The U.S. Department of Defense expects the work to be complete by February 2017.

$132 million in U.S. funding and foreign military sales funding was provided at the time of the award. The Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Ma., is listed as the contracting activity.