Lockheed Martin awarded USD731 Mn contract for foreign users of Aegis system.

On January 5, the U.S. Departement of Defense announced that Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, was awarded a $731,132,618 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only contract for engineering and technical services for Aegis in-service combat systems engineering, ship integration and test engineering, computer program maintenance, integrated logistics support and planning and in-country support for multiple international partners employing Aegis.
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USS Lake Champlain, a Ticonderoga-class Aegis guided missile cruiser, launched in 1987. Beginning with USS Bunker Hill (CG-52), this version is equipped with the Mark 41 VLS, whereas earlier versions were equipped with the Mark-26 twin-arm missile launcher syste (Picture source: U.S. Navy/2nd Class Jayme Pastoric)

This contract provides in-service lifetime support efforts, including engineering, technical and logistical support related to the maintenance and modernization of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Aegis Combat System and Aegis weapon system equipment and computer programs. This contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $750,000,000.

This contract involves FMS to Japan, Australia, Republic of Korea, Norway, Spain and Canada. Work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey (81%); Mount Laurel, New Jersey (7%); Changwon, Republic of Korea (2%); Tokyo, Japan (1%); Maizuru, Japan (1%); Yokosuka, Japan (1%); Nagasaki, Japan (1%); Adelaide, Australia (1%); and various other locations less than one percent each (5%), and is expected to be completed by December 2024. If all options are exercised, work will continue through December 2024. FMS (Canada); FMS (Japan); FMS (Australia); FMS (Republic of Korea); FMS (Norway); and FMS (Spain) funding in the amount of $113,612,854 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.

The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (Awarded Dec. 30, 2020).

The Aegis Combat System is an integrated naval weapons system developed by the Missile and Surface Radar Division of RCA, and now produced by Lockheed Martin. It uses powerful computer and radar technology to track and guide weapons to destroy enemy targets. Initially used by the U.S. Navy, Aegis is now used also by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Spanish Navy, Royal Norwegian Navy, Republic of Korea Navy and Royal Australian Navy. Over 100 Aegis-equipped ships have been deployed. It is also part of NATO's European missile defence system.