UK awards $200M F-35 jet maintenance contract

Lockheed Martin Corp and BAE Systems Plc have won a F-35 jet maintenance support contract worth 161 million pounds ($200 million), creating 140 jobs in Britain, the country’s Ministry of Defense said on April 4, Report informs referring to Reuters.

The contract was signed by the US Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin as F-35 prime contractor, with BAE Systems to carry out the work as a sub-contractor, the government said in a statement.

Of the 140 jobs, 130 jobs will be based at the Norfolk base and around 10 jobs more would be created through the supply chain, the statement added.

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