Lockheed Martin Wins Contract For Additional F-35 Stealth Aircraft For Australia

Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin received an $831 million contract modification to provide additional F-35A stealth aircraft to the government of Australia. The contract, which comes through the U.S. Navy will cover the production and delivery of 15 aircraft and their gear.

Work on this contract is projected to be completed by March 2023. The Australian government is looking to follow the U.S. in replacing their aging F-18 Hornet fleet with the new F-35As.

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