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Air Force Pursues $10.9 Billion Effort to Modernize the F-22

Under the effort, Lockheed Martin will sustain and modernize the Raptor fighter jet.

Lockheed Martin will provide sustainment and modernization of the F-22 Raptor for the Air Force over the next ten years. Credit: Lockheed Martin

On November 5, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, or LCMC, issued a 10-year, $10,863,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. of Fort Worth, Texas, for the Advanced Raptor Enhancement & Sustainment (ARES) program of the Air Force's F-22 Program Office. Under the effort, Lockheed will provide the necessary supplies and services to sustain and modernize the F-22 Raptor, including modernization hardware kit procurement and services such as upgrades, enhancements and fixes, as well as performance-based logistics services.

The location of performance is Fort Worth. If all options are utilized, work is expected to be completed by October 31, 2031. The award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $200,000 are being obligated on the first delivery order at the time of award. LCMC at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8611-22-D-0001).