Jay Clemens
Lockheed Martin has received a $78.5 million contract modification to build combat avionics test equipment for the U.S. Navy, Intelligent Aerospace reported Monday.
John Keller writes the company is tasked to supply 29 electronic consolidated automated support system units to the naval air warfare center aircraft division.
The Navy intends for the eCASS equipment to help sailors repair aircraft assemblies and avionics system, according to the report.
Lockheed will perform work in Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, California, San Diego, Texas, Minneapolis, New York and Washington through July 2017, the report says.
The automated test kits will include radio frequency systems, self-maintenance and test calibration operational test program sets, ship and shore installers, test program sets development suites, mission equipment kits and electro-optic sets, Keller reports.
Intelligent Aerospace reports Lockheed was scheduled to deliver the first 36 eCASS stations in November 2014 to the Navy under a $103 million contract awarded in January 2014.
