LONDON (Reuters) - British defence company BAE Systems (>> BAE Systems plc) said it won a 118 million pound contract to build engineering and training facilities for Britain's fleet of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets.

BAE said that it was awarded the contract by Lockheed Martin (>> Lockheed Martin Corporation), the primary contractor on the F-35 project, and it would build the facilities at RAF Marham in Norfolk, eastern England.

Britain's first F-35 jet is due to arrive in 2018.

BAE also works on the F-35 project, building the aircraft's rear fuselage.

(Reporting by Sarah Young, Editing by Paul Sandle)

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