ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air
Force has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $67.3 million contract to provide spares for the
Royal Saudi Air Force's (RSAF) F-15 sensor suite.
Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will produce LANTIRN
Extended Range (ER) navigation pod spares, Infrared Search and
Track (IRST) system spares and Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP)
spares. Work will be performed at Lockheed Martin's facilities in
Orlando and Ocala, Florida, and Santa Barbara, California, with deliveries
beginning in 2018.
"Our sustainment operations ensure critical availability and
performance rates for the RSAF's suite of LANTIRN ER, IRST and
Sniper ATP systems," said Paul
Lemmo, vice president of Fire Control/SOF CLSS at Lockheed
Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "Spares production will continue
these efforts, successfully maintaining the sensor suite for years
to come."
Since 1996, Lockheed Martin has provided the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the RSAF with its
most advanced sensor systems. Production and sustainment efforts
for the RSAF are ongoing.
LANTIRN ER pods operate day or night, providing low-level
navigation with terrain-following radar on international F-15 and
F-16 aircraft. IRST is a passive sensor system used by
international F-15 customers. Sniper ATP is a precision targeting
system chosen by the U.S. Air Force and more than 20 international
air forces.
For additional information, visit our website:
www.lockheedmartin.com.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace
company that employs approximately 98,000 people worldwide and is
principally engaged in the research, design, development,
manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology
systems, products and services.
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