As part of the Lockheed Martin F-35's global sustainment strategy, US Department of Defense has assigned F-35 Regional Maintenance, Repa...
As part of the Lockheed Martin F-35's global sustainment strategy, US Department of Defense has assigned F-35 Regional Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul and Upgrade (MRO&U) capability for airframes and engines for the European Region.
In the European region, F-35 initial airframe MRO&U will be provided by Italy by 2018. Should additional airframe MRO&U capability be required, the UK would be assigned to supplement the existing capability. In the European region, engine heavy maintenance will initially be provided by Turkey, also in 2018, with Norway and the Netherlands providing additional capability approximately 2-3 years after Turkey’s initial capability.
These initial MRO&U assignments will support near-term engine and airframe F-35 overseas operations and maintenance and will be reviewed and updated in approximately five years.
Regional considerations such as forward basing, aircraft phasing, and transportation also contributed to initial assignment decisions.
An announcement on the Asia-Pacific region workload assignments will be made at a later date.
In the European region, F-35 initial airframe MRO&U will be provided by Italy by 2018. Should additional airframe MRO&U capability be required, the UK would be assigned to supplement the existing capability. In the European region, engine heavy maintenance will initially be provided by Turkey, also in 2018, with Norway and the Netherlands providing additional capability approximately 2-3 years after Turkey’s initial capability.
These initial MRO&U assignments will support near-term engine and airframe F-35 overseas operations and maintenance and will be reviewed and updated in approximately five years.
Regional considerations such as forward basing, aircraft phasing, and transportation also contributed to initial assignment decisions.
An announcement on the Asia-Pacific region workload assignments will be made at a later date.
