LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) - British defence company BAESystems said it won a 118 million pound ($166 million)contract to build engineering and training facilities forBritain's fleet of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets.
BAE said that it was awarded the contract by Lockheed Martin, the primary contractor on the F-35 project, and itwould build the facilities at RAF Marham in Norfolk, easternEngland.
Britain's first F-35 jet is due to arrive in 2018.
BAE also works on the F-35 project, building the aircraft'srear fuselage. ($1 = 0.7106 pounds) (Reporting by Sarah Young, Editing by Paul Sandle)