BAE Systems lands $50m contract for UK's F-35 fighters fleet support

Readiness for the arrival of the UK’s first F-35 Lightning II jets took another step forward with the awarding of a contract to BAE Systems by the US Department of Defense F-35 Joint Program Office. The contract worth more than US$102.2m has been awarded to Lockheed Martin to deliver the initial training, engineering, maintenance and logistics support for the UK’s F-35 Lightning II fleet over a three year period. Read more

A view of the future F-35 Lightning II Maintenance and Finish facility at RAF Marham
(Credit: BAE Systems)