Military Procurement International Vol. 19, No. 9, May 1, 2009
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INTERNATIONAL
Modification
to LRIP Lot IV production of JSFs
On April 9, the Naval Air Systems
Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, awarded Lockheed
Martin Aeronautics Co. a US$41.2 million modification to a previously
awarded advance acquisition contract for long lead materials and effort
associated with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Low Rate Initial Production
(LRIP) Lot IV procurement of three additional US
Navy Carrier Variant (CV) aircraft and one UK Royal
Navy / Royal Air Force Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) aircraft.
Work will be performed at Fort Worth, Texas (35%); El Segundo, California (25%); Warton, United Kingdom (20%); Orlando, Florida (10 %); Nashua, New Hampshire (5%); and Baltimore, Maryland (5%). It is expected to be completed in January 2010.