Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. has been awarded a $114.6 million U.S. Navy contract order to redesign, integrate, qualify, and test two navigation systems used on the F-35 Lightning II.
The Fort Worth, Texas-based company received a $114,629,966 cost-plus-fixed-fee order under a previously issued basic ordering agreement. The order is designated N0001927F1037 and was issued against basic ordering agreement N0001924G0010.
The work will focus on two F-35 navigation systems: the Global Positioning System Electronic Unit and the NAV100 Inertial Navigation System. Lockheed Martin will perform nonrecurring engineering and redesign work intended to replace obsolete electronic components while preserving the systems’ existing performance and compatibility with F-35 aircraft.
The Department of Defense said the effort is intended to address diminishing manufacturing sources and prevent potential disruptions to F-35 production. Replacing components that are no longer readily available can help sustain the aircraft’s supply chain and reduce the risk that aging electronics interfere with ongoing manufacturing or maintenance activities.
The redesigned systems will support continued production and sustainment of F-35 aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, as well as international partners participating in the F-35 cooperative program.
Approximately 70.1% of the work will be performed in El Segundo, California, while 27.5% will take place in Fort Worth, Texas. The remaining 2.4% will be performed in Clearwater, Florida. The work is expected to be completed in January 2030.
Funding obligated at the time of award includes approximately $46.4 million in fiscal 2026 Air Force aircraft procurement funds and another $46.4 million in fiscal 2026 Navy aircraft procurement funds. F-35 cooperative program partners will contribute approximately $21.8 million.
The order was not competitively procured. Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
The latest award adds to Lockheed Martin’s continuing engineering and sustainment work on the F-35 program, with the navigation-system redesign focused specifically on maintaining component availability and ensuring that the aircraft can continue to be produced and supported as older electronics reach obsolescence.
