F-16 fighter aircraft operated by 23 FMS customer air forces will be upgraded with new mission planning software, under a new $64.27 million contract for Lockheed Martin from the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.
Lockheed Martin will integrate, test and deliver Joint Mission Planning System Unique Planning Component/Mission Planning Environment software updates under this deal.
It will carry out the work in Owego, New York State, for completion by January 2029.
The 23 air forces are: Bahrain, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Egypt, Greece, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Morocco, Slovakia, South Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates.
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