{"id":27869,"date":"2021-11-05T22:13:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T22:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/11\/05\/lockheed-wins-109b-contract-to-modernize-f-22\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:16:03","slug":"lockheed-wins-109b-contract-to-modernize-f-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2021\/11\/05\/lockheed-wins-109b-contract-to-modernize-f-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockheed wins $10.9B contract to modernize F-22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The Air Force on Friday awarded Lockheed Martin a $10.9 billion contract to modernize its F-22 Raptor fighter jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The massive indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity deal for the F-22 Program Office\u2019s Advanced Raptor Enhancement and Sustainment, or ARES, program will cover up to a decade\u2019s worth of sustainment and modernization of the fifth-generation fighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a Defense Department announcement, the contract will cover services including upgrades, enhancements and fixes to the Raptor. Lockheed will also provide logistics services and modernization hardware kit procurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If all contract options are exercised, the Pentagon expects the work to be finished by Oct. 31, 2031. Work on the contract will be carried out in Fort Worth, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\t