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Lockheed Martin's Unit Wins $260M Deal to Upgrade P-38 Jet
Defense major Lockheed Martin Corp. 's LMT Aeronautics business division recently secured a modification contract, under which it will upgrade four P-3B aircraft, to support the government of Greece. Work related to this deal is expected to be over by December 2023.
Details of the Deal
Valued at $260 million, the contract was awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, NJ. Per the terms of the agreement, Lockheed Martin will offer structural mid-life upgrades, tailored-phased depot maintenance, a country-specific designed mission integration and management system as well as new avionics for the aircraft. Notably, the mid-life upgrade will extend the service life of each aircraft by 15,000 flight hours.
Majority of the work for this contract will be executed in Marietta, GA and Schimatari, Greece. Foreign military sales (FMS) funds will be used to partly finance the deal.
A Brief-Note on P-38
Manufactured by Lockheed Martin, P-38 Lightning is a fighter aircraft. It comes with two supercharged engines and a potent mix of four 50-caliber machine guns and a 20-mm cannon.
Lockheed Martin's Unit Wins $260M Deal to Upgrade P-38 Jet
Defense major Lockheed Martin Corp. 's LMT Aeronautics business division recently secured a modification contract, under which it will upgrade four P-3B aircraft, to support the government of Greece. Work related to this deal is expected to be over by December 2023.
Details of the Deal
Valued at $260 million, the contract was awarded by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, NJ. Per the terms of the agreement, Lockheed Martin will offer structural mid-life upgrades, tailored-phased depot maintenance, a country-specific designed mission integration and management system as well as new avionics for the aircraft. Notably, the mid-life upgrade will extend the service life of each aircraft by 15,000 flight hours.
Majority of the work for this contract will be executed in Marietta, GA and Schimatari, Greece. Foreign military sales (FMS) funds will be used to partly finance the deal.
A Brief-Note on P-38
Manufactured by Lockheed Martin, P-38 Lightning is a fighter aircraft. It comes with two supercharged engines and a potent mix of four 50-caliber machine guns and a 20-mm cannon.