Lockheed Martin Wins $10.8Bln Sustainment Contract to Keep F-22 Fleet Flying, Pentagon Says
Lockheed Martin Corporation has won a more than
$10.8 billion US Air Force contract to provide for Advanced Raptor
Enhancement and
Sustainment for the F-22 Program Office, the US Defense Department said in a press release.
The contract provides support for necessary supplies and services to sustain and modernize the F-22 Raptor jet, including
modernization hardware kit procurement and services such as
upgrades, enhancements and fixes as well as performance-based logistics services, the release said.
The US Air Force had
originally planned to buy a total of 750 jets, but the program was cut to 187 operational aircraft in 2009 due to high costs, a lack of clear air-to-air missions during production, a ban on exports and the development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
The last F-22 was delivered in 2012.
