Military Watch Magazine

Mystery F-35 Customer Investing Millions to Customise U.S. Stealth Fighters: Israel and Singapore Most Likely Clients

An unidentified foreign government has committed a further $18.8 million to developing and integrating a customised version of the F-35 fifth generation fighter, extending a long-running program whose intended customer and technical requirements remain undisclosed. The U.S. Department of War announced the contract modification on October 15, with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics receiving $18,789,801 for additional system development, demonstration and integration work under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme. The entire sum is being provided by the foreign customer, with work scheduled to continue through December 2030. Approximately 80 per cent of the work will be conducted in Fort Worth, Texas, where the fighters are produced, while the remainder will take place at undisclosed locations elsewhere in the continental United States.