Lockheed Wins $1.3 Billion LRIP-11 Contract for F-35 Lightning Ⅱ Aircraft

摘要

Lockheed Martin has secured a contract worth $1.3 billion from the US Department of Defence (DoD)forthe production of the 11th low-rate initial production (LRIP-11) batch of F-35 Lightning Ⅱ aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, the company will supply 13 F-35 aircraft for the US Marine Corps (USMC), the US Air Force (USAF) and the US Navy (USN). The F-35 Lightning Ⅱ is a fifth generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment.