Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin’s rotary and mission systems business a contract modification worth $300.94 million to provide software engineering and on-site support for the Australia Surface Combatant program.
Work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey, and Adelaide, Australia, through September 2031.
The ASC initiative involves the modernization of three Hobart-class destroyers and the construction of Hunter-class frigates.
Lockheed secured the base ASC support contract after the Department of State approved the Australian government’s $1.5 billion Foreign Military Sales request to procure long lead items, engineering development activities and other defense services for the program. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the sale would enhance Australia’s self-defense capability and interoperability with the U.S. Navy Aegis combatants.
The latest award follows a $192.4 million modification the company secured in 2022 to provide Canberra with technical engineering and management services.