# Navy awards $98M contract to Lockheed Martin for F-35 aircraft parts

The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $98 million contract for development of engineering changes and support to increase the life of F-35 aircraft parts. Work will be performed in Texas, California and the UK, with completion expected in February 2026.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-09-25
- Where: Fort Worth, Texas; El Segundo, California; Samlesbury, United Kingdom, United States
- Value: $98.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: F-35 aircraft parts
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Lockheed Martin](https://endata.com/companies/6612.md)
- [Triumph Group](https://endata.com/companies/1817.md) (supplier)
- [Lockheed Martin](https://endata.com/companies/6612.md) (partner)
- [Sikorsky](https://endata.com/companies/9050.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [afcea.org](https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/navy-awards-contract-f-35-aircraft-parts), 2023-09-25: "Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded an $98,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide for the development of production engineering change proposals."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/triumph-awarded-production-contract-for-ch-53k-rotor-systems-301978336.html), 2023-11-06: "Delivering critical flight components for the CH-53K is an important strategic step in our longtime partnership with Sikorsky."

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