Lockheed Martin Wins $43.7M to Upgrade F-35 Reprogramming Labs That Build the Jet's Threat Library

The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $43.7 million modification to upgrade operating systems at F-35 reprogramming laboratories serving U.S. services and international partners. The laboratories at Eglin Air Force Base build and validate mission data files that help the aircraft's sensors and electronic warfare systems identify threats in specific theaters. About 80% of the work is planned for Eglin, with the remainder at Fort Worth, and completion is expected in April 2030. The modification concerns laboratory infrastructure and software support; it is not an aircraft procurement or a direct change to the fighter's onboard hardware.