The Diplomat

U.S. defense firm Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems was awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to its foreign military sales (FMS) contract for two Aegis Ashore batteries to Japan, the U.S.  Department of Defense (DoD) announced on March 5.

The new modification reportedly increases the contract value by $25.9 million, bringing the overall value of the U.S.-Japanese defense deal to $3.21 billion.

“Under this modification, the contractor will perform engineering, design support services necessary for continuation of planning efforts and risk reduction efforts required to maintain the initial operational capability schedule to support the Aegis Ashore Japan Foreign Military Sales Main Case,” the DoD said in a statement.

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