Lockheed Gets $7.8 Billion F-35 Order to Finish a $30 Billion Mega-Contract
- The 126 fighter jets would go to the US military and allies
- Award caps largest deal in $412 billion acquisition program
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Lockheed Martin Corp. received a $7.8 billion award Friday for 126 of its F-35s, completing a $30 billion contract to supply the fighter jets to the US military and allies, the Pentagon announced.
It was the final installment in the mega-contract for a total of 398 F-35s. The latest batch of the world’s costliest weapons system includes 77 planes for the US Air Force, Navy and Marines as well as lesser numbers for allies Italy, Japan, the UK, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland and Denmark.