{"id":49196,"date":"2026-03-26T14:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/49196\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:30:10","slug":"lockheed-martin-secures-700m-f-35a-production-contract-from-denmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/49196\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockheed Martin Secures $700M F-35A Production Contract from Denmark"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Arun Bishnoi<\/a>
\n\t\tin Aviation<\/a>, Defense<\/a>, Denmark<\/a>, Fighter<\/a>, Multi-Role<\/a>, USA<\/a>
\n\t\t March 26, 2026\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Lockheed Martin won a $700.4\u202f million contract in March 2026 to begin production of additional F-35A Lightning II jets for Denmark. The deal funds long-lead parts and components for Lots 20\u201321 of F-35A fighters, covering 16 new jets (beyond Denmark\u2019s original 27) to expand its fleet to 43. This boosts Denmark\u2019s air power and NATO contributions, with deliveries through 2030 as the jets are assembled and flown out of Lockheed\u2019s Fort Worth, TX, plant and partner sites.<\/p>\n

\"\" Lockheed Martin secures $700M F-35A production contract for Denmark. (U.S. Air Force)<\/p>\n

Denmark\u2019s<\/a> Ministry of Defence confirmed in October 2025 that it would acquire 16 more F-35A fighter jets and bring the total fleet to 43. Work on the contract adds scope for long-lead material, parts and components for these jets. Of the $700.4 million, about $305.9 million comes from Denmark as an F-35 partner nation and $394.5 million from other Foreign Military Sales customers. Work will be performed mainly in Fort Worth (59%), with key subcontractors in El Segundo, CA; Warton (UK); Cameri (Italy) and other U.S. facilities. The long-lead production is expected to run through December 2030, suggesting the 16 jets will arrive around 2030. The new fighters are the F-35A variant and will join Denmark\u2019s existing F-35As to replace aging F-16s. Denmark already operates 15 F-35As and expects to receive the remaining 12 of its original 27 orders this year. The ramp-up supports Denmark\u2019s Arctic defense duties from Skrydstrup Air Base and its NATO air-policing role, since the jets \u201csupport both national air defense missions and allied operations within NATO\u201d.<\/p>\n

Defense officials hailed the contract: Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the extra fighters are a \u201chistoric strengthening\u201d of Danish air power, and Chief of Defence Gen. Michael Hyldgaard noted the purchase \u201csignificantly\u201d increases Denmark\u2019s combat power and NATO contribution. In turn, Lockheed Martin stated it remains fully committed to the Danish F-35 program, promising to deliver all needed support and sustainment infrastructure for its customer\u2019s fleet. Some political debate has followed the F-35 deal: Rasmus Jarlov, head of the Danish defense committee, recently said he \u201cregrets\u201d the F-35 purchase and warned of a \u201csecurity risk\u201d in depending on U.S. technology, though Pentagon officials reject any remote \u201ckill-switch\u201d in the jets. Delivery of the parts is scheduled for completion by 2030, with the aircraft joining the Royal Danish Air Force shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n

Tags: Denmark<\/a>, F35A<\/a>, Fighter jet<\/a>, Lockheed Martin<\/a>, News<\/a>, Royal Danish Air Force<\/a>, Stealth Fighter<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Arun Bishnoi in Aviation, Defense, Denmark, Fighter, Multi-Role, USA March 26, 2026 Lockheed Martin won a $700.4\u202f…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49197,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[27,26],"class_list":{"0":"post-49196","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denmark","8":"tag-danmark","9":"tag-denmark"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/116295964164801903","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49196\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}