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The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Technologies' (NYSE: RTX) Pratt & Whitney subsidiary a four-year, $290.7 million contract to provide equipment and supplies for depot-level maintenance of F-35 aircraft propulsion systems for domestic and international customers.

The U.S. and the United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement for the UAE to buy 50 Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35 fighter jets and up to 18 drones, Reuters reported Thursday. The F-35s are part of a potential $23 billion deal that includes the procurement of high-tech weapons systems …

R. Clarke Cooper, assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs, said the U.S. government is expected to sign a potential $23.37B deal for the sale of Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35 fighter jets, drones and other weapons systems to the United Arab Emirates before the Trump administration ends, Defense News …

Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $903.6M contract modification to obtain long-lead items, components and support services needed to build lot 16 F-35 jets for U.S. and international defense customers.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a one-year, $1.29B contract with Naval Air Systems Command to provide recurring logistics and initial training support to U.S. and international operators of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a two-year, $101.5M contract modification to perform F-35 Lightning II aircraft sustainment and day-to-day flight support work for the British defense ministry.

A spending package that includes $900B in COVID-19 relief funds is now headed to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature after the Senate passed the bill in a 92-6 vote late Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The Senate’s decision came hours after the House voted 359-53 to approve the relief measure and a $1.4T spending bill that would fund government operations through the end of September.

The Senate on Tuesday proposed a $1.4T spending package that includes $696B in defense appropriations for fiscal year 2021, Defense News reports. Senators must reconcile the upper chamber's 12-bill package with the House, which passed in July a $694.6B defense spending bill for FY 2021 as part of a $1.3T package, and reach a deal before a continuing resolution expires on Dec. 11 to avoid a government shutdown.

The State Department has submitted notification to Congress stating the former’s intent to approve the United Arab Emirates’ $23.4B request for F-35 Lightning II fighter jets, MQ-9B Reaper unmanned aerial systems and associated munitions.

The Department of Defense issued Friday details on acquisition program cost changes for the December 2019 reporting period and said that its acquisition cost estimate for 86 programs covered by Selected Acquisition Reports for the period was $2.02T.