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Giant warplane move from the USA: 850 F-35s will be produced

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Cumhuriyet7 hours agoDefense1 min readTürkiye

Giant warplane move from the USA: 850 F-35s will be produced

The US Department of Defense made an agreement with Lockheed Martin for the production and maintenance of at least 850 F-35 fighter jets over a 10-year period.

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The Pentagon signed a framework agreement with Lockheed Martin for the production and maintenance of at least 850 F-35 fighter jets over 10 years.
Approval of the US Congress is expected for the agreement, in which Lockheed Martin will invest 7 billion dollars, to come into force.

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The F-35 program is a multinational fighter jet project developed for the United States and its allies. Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor for the program.

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According to the written statement made by the Pentagon, a new step was taken in cooperation with Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of F-35 warplanes.

A framework agreement was reached with the company for the production and maintenance of "F-35 Lightning II" model warplanes.

The framework agreement covers the manufacture of at least 850 of these aircraft for the USA over 10 years, as well as the supply of parts and modification kits and the maintenance of the global F-35 fleet.

Lockheed Martin will also invest at least $7 billion in initiatives within the F-35 program.

Approval of the US Congress and allocation of funds are required for the implementation of the framework agreement.

According to the written statement made by Lockheed Martin, the production rate is aimed to be 156 aircraft per year within the scope of the framework agreement.

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The US Congress allocates funds for the agreement.
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This article was originally published by Cumhuriyet.