US defence and technology company Lockheed Martin has been awarded a firm-fixed-price modification to the previously awarded delivery order for the procurement of submarine modernization kits, equipment, and installation.
The contract has been awarded by the US Naval Sea Systems Command.
Valued at $15 million, the contract is expected to conclude by October 2024. The officials revealed that the work will be done in Syracuse, New York.
Recently, the firm has been contracted to create a 5G communications network infrastructure testbed for US Marine Corps.
The testbed, known as Open Systems Interoperable and Reconfigurable Infrastructure Solution (OSIRIS), is a key initiative of Lockheed Martin’s 5G.MIL programs which are positioned to help its customers field, scale and integrate 5G technology across all operations on land, water, in air, space and cyber.
The OSIRIS program will help address the need for test facilities that enable rapid experimentation and dual-use application prototyping.
Lockheed Martin is the US Navy’s submarine combat system integrator, spanning 72 submarines of multiple classes and including new construction submarines and combat system modernisation across the entire fleet.