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 by Christen Mccurdy Washington DC (UPI) Apr 10, 2020Washington DC (UPI) Apr 10, 2020
General Dynamics was awarded a $55.9 million contract modification to manufacture missile tubes for the United States and Britain, the Department of Defense announced Friday. The deal modifies a $5 billion contract awarded in 2017 for work on Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. The contract is part of a joint missile compartment program agreement between the United States and Britian and is funded by Britain through the Department of Defense's Foreign Miltary Sales program. It funds the manufacture 18 missile tubes for Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines for the U.S. Navy and for the Royal Navy's Dreadnought battleship. Huntington Ingalls cut the steel for the Columbia ballistic missile submarine in May 2019, with an aim to deliver the first of the new class of submarine to the Navy in 2027. The new submarines are intended to replace the Ohio-class submarines, of which there are 14 in service with the Navy. Work on the deal will be complete by May 2028.
Lockheed nabs $818.2M to produce JASSMs for Air Force, allies Washington DC (UPI) Apr 01, 2020 Lockheed Martin has been awarded an $818.2 million contract for production of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles for the U.S. Air Force and allied militaries, according to the Pentagon. Under the contract Lockheed will produce 360 Lot 17 JASSM-Extended Range missiles, 40 Lot 17 Foreign Military Sales JASSM-ER missiles and 390 Lot 18 JASSM-ER missiles. The deal is funded in part by fiscal year 2018 procurement funds - to the tune of $767.4 million - as well as $50.7 million in money ... read more
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