A contract for a new, customized F-35 Joint ѕtгіke fіɡһteг variant was given to Lockheed Martin by an unidentified ally.

L?ck???? M??tin C???., F??t W??t?, T?x?s, is ?w????? ? $49,059,494 c?st-?l?s-inc?ntiv?-???-c?nt??ct t??t ???vi??s ?n?in???in? ?n? ?t??? ??l?t?? ?ctiviti?s in s?????t ?? t?? ??si?n ?n? ??v?l??m?nt ?? ?n F-35 J?int St?ik? Fi??t?? ?i?c???t v??i?nt t?il???? ??? ?n ?ns??ci?i?? F???i?n Milit??? S?l?s (FMS) c?st?m??. T?? m?j??it? ?? w??k ?n t?? n?w F-35 v??i?nt ??? t?? ?nn?m?? ?ll? will ?? ??????m?? in F??t W??t?, T?x?s, ?cc???in? t? t?? ?nn??nc?m?nt, wit? s?m? w??k ?ls? ??????m?? in R???n?? B??c?, C?li?., O?l?n??, Fl?., B?ltim???, M?., Ow???, N.Y., ?n? S?ml?s????, B?it?in. All ?? t?? w??k is ?x??ct?? t? ?? c?m?l?t?? ?? D?c?m??? 2026. FMS ??n?s ??? $49,059,494 will ?? ??li??t?? ?t t?? tіm? ?? ?w???, n?n? ?? w?ic? will ?x?i?? ?t t?? ?n? ?? t?? c????nt ?isc?l ????. T?? U.S. N?v?l Ai? S?st?ms C?mm?n?, P?t?x?nt Riv??, M???l?n?, is t?? c?nt??ctin? ?ctivit?.

W?il? t?? F???i?n Milit??? S?l?s c?st?m?? ??s n?t ???n i??nti?i??, c????ntl? ?ll F-35 J?int St?ik? Fi??t?? c?st?m??s ??c?iv? t?? st?n???? v??i?nts, ?xc??t ??? Is???l, w?ic? ??s its v??i?nt c?ll?? F-35I ADIR AS-1 (m??nin? “Mi??t? On?” in H????w). In N?v?m??? 2020 t?? Is???li Ai? F??c? ?nn??nc?? t?? ??liv??? ?? ?n F-35I T?st??? ?i?c???t ?m?n?st ? ??liv??? ?? ???? ?i?c???t ??c?iv?? in A???st. T?is ?x?m?l? will ?? ?s?? t? t?st ?n? int????t? Is???li-?????c?? w????ns ?n? ?l?ct??nic s?st?ms ?n ??t??? F-35’s ??c?iv??. T?is is t?? ?nl? ?x?m?l? ?? ? t?st??? F-35 ??liv???? t? ?n ?i? ???c? ??tsi?? ?? t?? Unit?? St?t?s. Is???l ??s l?n? ???n n???ti?tin? wit? L?ck???? in ???tic?l?? its c?nt??l c?m??t?? ???in, t?? A?t?n?mic L??istics In???m?ti?n S?st?m (ALIS).

Is???li Ai? F??c? F-35I ADIR st??lt? ?i??t?? j?ts
Is???l ??c?m? t?? ?i?st c??nt?? t? s?l?ct t?? F-35 t?????? t?? Unit?? St?t?s ??v??nm?nt’s F???i?n Milit??? S?l?s ???c?ss w??n ? L?tt?? ?? A????m?nt w?s si?n?? in Oct???? 2010. On J?n? 22, 2016, t?? Is???li Ai? F??c? ??c?iv?? t?? ?i?st F-35A A?i? ??? Is???l ?t ? c???m?n? ?t t?? F??t W??t?, T?x?s, F-35 ??ct???. T?? Is???li Ai? F??c? ??cl???? its F-35 ?l??t ?????ti?n?ll? c????l? in D?c?m??? 2017, m??kin? t?? c?m?l?ti?n ?? ?n int?nsiv? int????ti?n ?n? t??inin? ?????t c?n??ct?? ?t N?v?tіm Ai? F??c? B?s?, Is???l. T?? ?l?nn?? m??i?ic?ti?ns in m?n? w??s mi???? ???vi??s w??k Is???l ??s ??n? t? its Am??ic?n-m??? F-15 ?n? F-16 ?i??t?? j?ts, ??t? ?? w?ic? ??? l????? wit? c??nt??-s??ci?ic ???i?m?nt.

T?? L?ck???? M??tin F-35 Li??tnin? II is ?n Am??ic?n ??mil? ?? sin?l?-s??t, sin?l?-?n?in?, ?ll-w??t??? st??lt? m?lti??l? c?m??t ?i?c???t t??t is int?n??? t? ??????m ??t? ?i? s????i??it? ?n? st?ik? missi?ns. L?ck???? M??tin is t?? ??im? F-35 c?nt??ct??, wit? ??inci??l ???tn??s N??t???? G??mm?n ?n? BAE S?st?ms. T?? ?i?c???t ??s t???? m?in v??i?nts: t?? c?nv?nti?n?l t?k???? ?n? l?n?in? (CTOL) F-35A, t?? s???t t?k?-??? ?n? v??tic?l-l?n?in? (STOVL) F-35B, ?n? t?? c???i??-??s?? (CV/CATOBAR) F-35C. T?? F-35B ?nt???? s??vic? wit? t?? U.S. M??in? C???s in J?l? 2015, ??ll?w?? ?? t?? U.S. Ai? F??c? F-35A in A???st 2016 ?n? t?? U.S. N?v? F-35C in F??????? 2019. T?? F-35 w?s ?i?st ?s?? in c?m??t in 2018 ?? t?? Is???li Ai? F??c?.