(In paragraph 2, corrects to Lockheed Martin ( LMT ), not GE Aerospace.

after the Pentagon corrected its statement)

Aug 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has

approved the potential sale of sustainment and related elements

of logistics and program support for F-35 jets to Poland for an

estimated cost of $1.85 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The principal contractor for the sale will be Lockheed

Martin Aeronautics, the Pentagon said in a statement.