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UK grows national F-35 support with LANCE contract
14 January 2021
by Gareth Jennings
The United Kingdom is growing the level of organic sustainment and support it is able to provide for its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning combat aircraft, with the GBP76 million (USD101 million) Lightning Air System National Availability Enterprise (LANCE) contract.
With 21 of an initial planned 48 F-35B aircraft so far delivered to the UK, the country has announced Project LANCE to grow the level of organic national support for the fleet. (Crown Copyright)
Announced on 14 January, the Project LANCE award signed by Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) will, according to the Royal Air Force (RAF), provide additional expertise on aircraft maintenance, bespoke UK training courses for pilots, groundcrew and engineers, and logistical and technical support for the fleet over the next two years.