The funding comes from three branches of the US armed forces as well as export users, without a detailed breakdown of contributions. Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will provide logistics support services, maintenance inspections, emergency servicing, and training for flight crews and ground personnel.
The work will be carried out at manufacturing centres in Fort Worth, Orlando, Greenville, Marietta, and Palmdale. To date, Lockheed Martin has delivered nearly 1,300 production F-35 aircraft of various versions, which have accumulated more than one million flight hours.
More than 3,000 pilots and nearly 20,000 ground personnel have completed training as part of the programme. The aircraft are operated by twelve users, with some having employed them in combat operations, including the United States, Israel, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
