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Lockheed Martin to redesign F-35 components

29th September 2020 - 09:16 GMT | by Shephard News Team

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Lockheed Martin is to provide $63.89 million worth of non-recurring engineering in support of redesigned components for the F-35 Lightning II multirole fighter aircraft, the US DoD announced on 25 September.

Specifically, the order from Naval Air Systems Command covers the the Tactical Navigation System Inertial Electronics Unit/Inertial Measurements Unit, Electronic Warfare/Counter Measures Aperture Electronics Module (EW/CM AEM), aircraft exterior lighting and EW/CM controllers.

Customers include the USAF, USN and non-DoD operators of the F-35.

Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in January 2027.

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