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DoD to begin negotiations to buy 485 Lockheed Martin F-35s
GARRETT REIM
14 FEBRUARY, 2019
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office intends to solicit and negotiate multiple contracts to buy 485 stealth fighters from Lockheed Martin.
The negotiations are for aircraft to be built as part of production Lots 15, 16 and 17, the Department of Defense office said in a notice posted online 13 February announcing its intent to begin negotiations. The contracts would provide for long lead time materials, parts, components, initial spares, and labour, as well as production and testing equipment.
The anticipated award date is in the third quarter of calendar year 2021, the Pentagon says. The notice did not break down the individual customers for the aircraft or costs.
Lot 15 would include 116 F-35As, 29 F-35Bs, and 24 F-35Cs; a total of 169 aircraft.
Lot 16 would include 101 F-35As, 32 F-35Bs, 24 F-35Cs; a total of 157 aircraft.
Lot 17 would include 98 F-35As, 37 F-35Bs, and 24 F-35Cs; a total of 159 aircraft.
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
The notice did not indicate if the production lots would be negotiated as a formal multiyear contract, a special agreement with the permission of the US Congress that would provide for a cancellation payment to be made to Lockheed Martin if appropriations are not made as promised.
A request for comment from the Joint Program Office was not immediately returned.
Lockheed Martin said it has delivered more than 360 aircraft as of 1 February. Most recently, on 30 January, the company celebrated the rollout of the first operational F-35 for the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
As production ramps and additional improvements are implemented, Lockheed Martin says its goal is to reduce the cost of an F-35A to $80 million by 2020. Deliveries for Lot 11 began in 2019, with the cost of the F-35A set at $89.2 million per example.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/a...gotiations-to-buy-485-lockheed-martin-455793/
GARRETT REIM
14 FEBRUARY, 2019
The F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office intends to solicit and negotiate multiple contracts to buy 485 stealth fighters from Lockheed Martin.
The negotiations are for aircraft to be built as part of production Lots 15, 16 and 17, the Department of Defense office said in a notice posted online 13 February announcing its intent to begin negotiations. The contracts would provide for long lead time materials, parts, components, initial spares, and labour, as well as production and testing equipment.
The anticipated award date is in the third quarter of calendar year 2021, the Pentagon says. The notice did not break down the individual customers for the aircraft or costs.
Lot 15 would include 116 F-35As, 29 F-35Bs, and 24 F-35Cs; a total of 169 aircraft.
Lot 16 would include 101 F-35As, 32 F-35Bs, 24 F-35Cs; a total of 157 aircraft.
Lot 17 would include 98 F-35As, 37 F-35Bs, and 24 F-35Cs; a total of 159 aircraft.
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
The notice did not indicate if the production lots would be negotiated as a formal multiyear contract, a special agreement with the permission of the US Congress that would provide for a cancellation payment to be made to Lockheed Martin if appropriations are not made as promised.
A request for comment from the Joint Program Office was not immediately returned.
Lockheed Martin said it has delivered more than 360 aircraft as of 1 February. Most recently, on 30 January, the company celebrated the rollout of the first operational F-35 for the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
As production ramps and additional improvements are implemented, Lockheed Martin says its goal is to reduce the cost of an F-35A to $80 million by 2020. Deliveries for Lot 11 began in 2019, with the cost of the F-35A set at $89.2 million per example.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/a...gotiations-to-buy-485-lockheed-martin-455793/
