MOORESTOWN, N.J., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Lockheed Martin for production of the Aegis Weapon System for the DDG-113 destroyer.
The company said the $97 million award includes advanced procurement funding for two additional systems for DDGs 114 and 115.
"We are in a dynamic security and acquisition environment that focuses on affordability and capability like never before," said U.S. Navy Capt. Jon Hill, the major program manager, Integrated Combat Systems, at Program Executive Office, Integrated Warfare Systems.
"The Aegis system has transformed to meet changing customer missions and needs at a cost-effective price for more than 40 years."
Lockheed said the contract includes four Aegis multi-mission signal processors -- three for the destroyers and an additional unit for the Navy's Surface Combat System Center on Wallops Island, Va.
The contract contains an option for an Aegis Ashore system, which will adapt the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense technology to a land-based system to protect U.S. and allied troops in Europe against short- and medium-range ballistic missile threats.
