The Air Force has awarded a $10.9 billion contract to Lockheed Martin to modernize the F-22 Raptor. (Airman 1st Class Emily Smallwood/U.S. Air Force)
Defense News: Lockheed wins $10.9B contract to modernize F-22
WASHINGTON — The Air Force on Friday awarded Lockheed Martin a $10.9 billion contract to modernize its F-22 Raptor fighter jet.
The massive indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity deal for the F-22 Program Office’s Advanced Raptor Enhancement and Sustainment, or ARES, program will cover up to a decade’s worth of sustainment and modernization of the fifth-generation fighter.
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Update #1: Lockheed Martin Wins $10.8Bln Sustainment Contract to Keep F-22 Fleet Flying, Pentagon Says (Sputnik)
Update #2: F-22 Raptor: World’s Deadliest Stealth Fighter Jet Gets A Whopping $10.8 Billion Boost In A New US Air Force Contract (EurAsian Times)
WNU Editor: The Air Force is still planning for the day when the F-22s are replaced .... The Air Force Is Planning For a Future Without the F-22 (Defense One).
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