The US Air Force is awarding Lockheed Martin Corp a $144.1 million contract for materials that will be used in advanced F-16 fighter aircraft bound for Pakistan, the US Defence Department said on Tuesday.
As part of a potential $5.1 billion package, the United States has agreed to sell Pakistan up to 36 new F-16CD Block 52 aircraft together with refurbished F-16s. An arms package is also on offer as part of the deal.
Work under the contract being awarded to Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed, the Pentagon's No. 1 supplier, is to be wrapped up by November 2010, the Pentagon said in its daily contract summary.