At least eight Lot 14 Turkish F-35A to go the the USAF

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At least eight Lot 14 Turkish F-35A to go the the USAF

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At least eight Lot 14 Turkish F-35A to go the the USAF

US Air Force to Receive Turkish F-35s Under Latest $862M Contract Award


(Source: US Department of Defense; issued July 20, 2020)
Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded an $861,731,778 modification (P00040) to previously-awarded fixed-price incentive (firm target), firm-fixed-price contract N00019-17-C-0001.

This modification exercises options to procure eight Lot 14 F-35A Lightning II repositioned aircraft as a result of the Republic of Turkey’s removal from the F-35 program, and six Lot 14 F-35A aircraft for the Air Force.

Additionally, this modification establishes undefinitized line items that provides recurring engineering in support of the modification of the eight Lot 14 F-35A Lightning II repositioned aircraft to a full operationally capable F-35A Air Force configuration.

Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas (63%); El Segundo, California (14%); Warton, United Kingdom (9%); Orlando, Florida (4%); Nashua, New Hampshire (3%); Baltimore, Maryland (3%); San Diego, California (2%); various locations within the continental U.S. (1.3%); and various locations outside the continental U.S. (0.7%).

Work is expected to be completed by May 2026. Fiscal 2020 aircraft procurement (Air Force) funds for $848,881,778 will be obligated at time of award. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

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Re: At least eight Lot 14 Turkish F-35A to go the the USAF

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looks like Turkey has now buy Russian fighters :D :D :D :D
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What I'm curious about: did Turkey ever get any financial compensation for the development cost of the F-35 after they were kicked out of the program? After all they contributed roughly US$ 1.4 billion since the project was launched somewhere in 1999...
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SquAdmin wrote:What I'm curious about: did Turkey ever get any financial compensation for the development cost of the F-35 after they were kicked out of the program? After all they contributed roughly US$ 1.4 billion since the project was launched somewhere in 1999...
Lets hope not. They caused this to happen.
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