USAF Awards Lockheed Martin $1.4B C-130J Sustainment Contract
Contract work will be performed at Lockheed Martin's Marietta, Georgia facility, which the company said will also be one of the locations selected for LMXT tanker production.
A C-130J Super Hercules taxies down the runway at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, Marietta, Ga. [Courtesy: Us-Indo Pacific Command]
Key Takeaways:
Lockheed Martin secured a $1.42 billion U.S. Air Force contract for the sustainment and maintenance of its C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft fleet.
Lockheed Martin also announced plans to build its new LMXT strategic tanker aircraft in Marietta, Georgia, and Mobile, Alabama.
The LMXT, offered for the USAF's KC-Y Bridge Tanker Program, will be based on the Airbus A330 and undergo a two-phase production process in these U.S. facilities.
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $1.42 billion maintenance contract to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) for its cargo workhorse, the C-130J, the Department of Defense announced Monday.
USAF’s Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia issued the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for the C-130J Super Hercules sustainment support effort.
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