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  • Varley Group to Help Build Portable Ground Facilities for Deployed Air Force F-35 Support Crews - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Varley Group to Help Build Portable Ground Facilities for Deployed Air Force F-35 Support Crews

    Varley Group has received a $37.5 million contract to collaborate with Lockheed Martin on the design and development of portable ground facilities for U.S. Air Force  personnel deployed overseas to support the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. Varley Group said Thursday it will build ground facilities that can expand thrice the size of a shipping container as well as house the F-35 aircraft’s Autonomic […] More

  • Lockheed: Japan Rolls Out 1st Locally Assembled F-35A Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed: Japan Rolls Out 1st Locally Assembled F-35A Aircraft

    Japan has unveiled its first locally-assembled, Lockheed Martin-made F-35A fighter aircraft at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries‘ F-35 final assembly and check out facility in Nagoya. Lockheed said Monday MHI operates the F-35 FACO in Japan with technical support from Lockheed personnel and oversight from U.S. government officials. The launch ceremony was attended by Japanese and U.S. government and defense industry […] More

  • CPI Aero Delivers Initial F-35A Lock Assemblies to Lockheed - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CPI Aero Delivers Initial F-35A Lock Assemblies to Lockheed

    CPI Aerostructures has delivered an initial batch of lock assemblies for the arresting gear door on the conventional takeoff-and-landing variant of F-35 aircraft Lockheed Martin is building for U.S. and international defense customers. The delivery was part of a multimillion dollar contract Lockheed awarded to CPI Aero in July 2015 to produce four different lock assemblies for […] More

  • Lockheed to Build New F-35 Component Production Facility in Pennsylvania; CTC’s Ed Sheehan Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed to Build New F-35 Component Production Facility in Pennsylvania; CTC’s Ed Sheehan Comments

    Lockheed Martin plans to lease a new 35,000-square-foot facility in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as the company works to increase production of components for the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft, The Tribune-Democrat reported Thursday. Gilda Jackson, general manager of Lockheed’s AeroParts subsidiary, said the company plans to add more than 40 jobs by the end of 2018 […] More

  • Report: Belgium Issues F-16 Fighter Aircraft Replacement RFPs - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Belgium Issues F-16 Fighter Aircraft Replacement RFPs

    Belgium has kicked off a search for new multirole fighter aircraft that will replace the Belgian air force’s fleet of Lockheed Martin-built F-16 planes, IHS Jane’s 360 reported Monday. Gareth Jennings writes Belgium requested proposals from multiple international defense organizations for the Eurofighter Typhoon, Lockheed’s F-35A, Boeing‘s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Aviation‘s Rafale and Saab‘s Gripen E. Belgium aims to select a platform in […] More

  • Report: Israel to Buy 17 More Lockheed-Built F-35s - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Israel to Buy 17 More Lockheed-Built F-35s

    Israel plans to buy an additional 17 Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft for an undisclosed sum under a third order that brings the country’s procurement commitment with the U.S. government to 50 fighter jets, Defense News reported Sunday. Barbara Opall-Rome writes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet approved on Sunday the F-35 acquisition package, which industry and […] More

  • Lockheed Taps Elbit Systems for Israel F-35 Training Center Support Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Taps Elbit Systems for Israel F-35 Training Center Support Services

    Lockheed Martin has chosen Elbit Systems to provide support for the F-35 training center of Israel’s air force following a competitive selection process, Israel Defense reported Friday. The two companies aim to establish a contract in the coming months for the sustainment of the F-35 training facility at Nevatim Air Base, according to the report. Israel expects to receive the first […] More

  • Report: Norway's Defense Dept Plans F-35 'Block Buys' in 2019 and 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Report: Norway’s Defense Dept Plans F-35 ‘Block Buys’ in 2019 and 2020

    Norway’s defense department seeks funds to procure an additional 12 Lockheed Martin-built F-35 jets in 2019 and 2020 through an annual budget proposal submitted to the country’s parliament, Star-Telegram reported Monday. Max Baker writes Norway is the first international partner in the fighter aircraft program  to propose a multiyear procurement of F-35s. “Norway and other international partners on the F-35 program have been […] More

  • Lockheed Unveils Initial F-35A for Japan Air Self Defense Force; Marillyn Hewson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Unveils Initial F-35A for Japan Air Self Defense Force; Marillyn Hewson Comments

    Lockheed Martin and Japan have marked the delivery of the country’s first F-35A aircraft in a ceremony held Friday to commemorate the national defense and security alliance between Japan and the U.S. More than 400 guests from the government, military and defense industry sectors in both countries attended the F-35A rollout ceremony, Lockheed Martin said Friday. “As the security environment surrounding Japan has become increasingly […] More