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June 6, 2018 / 1:27 PM

F-35A weather shelter to be built on Alaska base

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II multi-role fighter aircraft accelerates down the runway Jan. 31, 2018 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Photo by Airman 1st Class Eric M. Fisher/U.S. Air Force

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II multi-role fighter aircraft accelerates down the runway Jan. 31, 2018 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Photo by Airman 1st Class Eric M. Fisher/U.S. Air Force

June 6 (UPI) -- Eielson U.S. Air Force Base in Alaska is set to receive a new F-35A Lightning II weather shelter in a new Defense Department deal.

The contract, from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and announced on Tuesday, is valued at more than $82.1 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price contract that enables Watterson Construction Company to construct a weather shelter for the advanced aircraft.

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The construction contract follows a $58 million contract awarded to Watterson in January for design of the facility.

The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft is a fifth-generation stealth fighter slated to replace most of the U.S. fighter fleet over the next few decades.

Work on the new contract will occur at Eielson Air Force and is expected to be complete in August 2020.

The total cumulative value of the contract award will be obligated to Watterson at time of award.

The obligated funds will be allocated from fiscal 2017 military construction funds, the Pentagon said.

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