Lockheed Martin to upgrade weapons systems on naval destroyers

April 10, 2018

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April 9 (UPI) — Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to upgrade weapons systems on several of its Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.

The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $80.3 million under the terms of a fixed-price-incentive contract, which is a modification on a previous award. The agreement enables Lockheed Martin to provide a host of products to the U.S. Navy in support of the USS McCampbell, USS Mason, and the USS Preble. All three ships are Arleigh-Burke class destroyers.

The contract provides options for the three surface warfare ships in procuring Multi-Mission Signal Processor, Ballistic Missile Defense Kill Assessment System 5.1 and AEGIS AMOD upgrades, the Pentagon said.

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