LM to continue LANTIRN support

ORLANDO, Fla., July 10 (UPI) -- Lockheed Martin has been contracted by the U.S. Air Force to continue providing Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night support services.

U.S. company Lockheed Martin announced it received a contract renewal from the Air Force to continue its maintenance support for LANTIRN navigation and targeting pods, which are designed to support aircrews with enhanced range, resolution and reliability.

The $60 million maintenance services deal will take place at the Lockheed Martin Warner Robins Worldwide Depot located at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, ensuring the LANTIRN pods' readiness through 2014.

"The renewal of this contract represents much more than the renewal of the successful public-private partnership between the U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin," Marty Hutchinson, Air Force Precision Attack System program director at Robins Air Force Base, said in a statement.

"It represents the continuation of our joint commitment to meeting the worldwide mission needs of LANTIRN warfighters by providing them timely and highly effective LANTIRN support."