What Happened
Foreign Military Sales Customer Orders Customised F-35 Variant
Lockheed Martin has received an $18.79 million modification to an existing US Navy contract for development, demonstration, and integration of an F-35 aircraft variant for an unspecified Foreign Military Sales customer. The work is expected to finish in December 2030 and is separate from the previously published F-35 integrated processor-support modification. The Pentagon’s contract notice does not disclose the identity of the foreign buyer or the variant’s detailed equipment configuration. This development was first reported by IN Defence.