Pennsylvania-based Triumph Group has announced the extension of repair and technical services for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
The agreement builds on the consortium’s long-term partnership to supply and sustain Hydraulic Utility Actuation Valves (HUAV) for the F-35 program since 2014.
Work for the initiative will continue at Triumph’s Clemmons, North Carolina, center over the next five years.
Corresponding tasks will be managed by Triumph’s Actuation Products & Services segment, which covers design, assembly, manufacturing, and maintenance of hydraulic, electro-mechanical, and mechanical actuation components, subsystems, and landing gear for defense and aerospace users.
Bolstering F-35 Performance
Triumph’s proprietary HUAV product is the F-35’s primary hydraulic directional flow control for vital aircraft functions.
In 2020, the company received a four-year contract to supply the valves for the aircraft. This followed a similar agreement for the F-35 fleet stationed at the Marine Corps Air Station in Cherry Point, North Carolina.
Alongside the HUAV, Triumph delivers titanium hot-form machined exhaust screens for the jet’s F-35 blocker doors.
“TRIUMPH’s support to the F-35 program, Lockheed Martin, and the warfighters and maintainers who expect and demand fleet readiness is a reflection of our growing military aftermarket presence,” Triumph Actuation Product & Services President Natasha Trudeau said.
“As a market leader in hydraulic power generation and actuation, our Clemmons team will provide exceptional service to Lockheed Martin and their customers over the next five years. We look forward to supporting Lockheed Martin on this and future readiness opportunities.”
Triumph Services in Other Aircraft
Triumph has supported multiple US military aviation systems in addition to the F-35 combat aircraft.
In 2022, the company signed a separate, long-term agreement to manufacture brake valves for the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Simultaneously, Triumph won another contract to support the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter’s rotor blade folding, associated damper system, and brakes.
The CH-53K project was launched in 2021 and initially focused on the supply of the platform’s blade fold actuation and damping systems.
