Lockheed Martin has awarded Elbit Systems - Cyclone a contract to supply additional complex composite structural assemblies for forward equipment bay assemblies on all F-35 variants.
The value of the four-year deal was undisclosed.
In all, Elbit Systems will deliver more than 1,400 components to Lockheed Martin during the contract period.
Other work the Israeli company conducts on the F-35 programme includes helmet-mounted display systems, development of the panoramic cockpit display, power amplifiers and 22 different structural assemblies.
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