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 by Sam Howard Washington (UPI) Jun 26, 2018
The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract modification to Lockheed Martin to set up depots for maintenance on and upgrades to F-35 aircraft. The facilities will be located outside of the continental United States and will house work that will also repair and overhaul F-35s under the terms of the $73.6 million contract modification, according to the Department of Defense. The depots will be for maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade of F-35s, and Lockhood is authorized under the contract to procure support equipment, labor and Autonomic Logistics Information System hardware to stand up the depots. Lockheed Martin will conduct work in Orlando, Fla., Fort Worth, Texas, El Segundo, Calif., New South Wales, Australia, and Cameri, Italy. The Defense Department expects work to conclude in February 2022. The contract modification includes purchases for the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and entities outside of the Defense Department.
Replacements, improvements on the way for Air Force Huey bases Washington (UPI) Jun 21, 2018 The U.S. Air Force will procure new aircraft to replace the 46-year-old fleets on each UH-1N location between 2020 and 2032. The Air Force announced the plan in a press release Wednesday, with the result of a competition between manufacturers - in the form of a contract award - expected later this year. The Air Force launched the $4.1 billion program to replace the 62 aging UH-1N helicopters last year. The aircraft are designed to guard intercontinental nuclear missile bases on the Gre ... read more
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