US Navy Orders Lockheed Missile System Support

Lockheed Martin has drawn an $83.3-million U.S. Navy contract to perform logistics, supply, repair, and spare parts support for components for 161 Aegis MK-41 vertical launch systems. The five-year contract, with no options, will run through November 2029, and all work will be carried out at Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Moorestown, N.J.

The MK-41 VLS is a shipborne system that provides a rapid-fire launch capability for missile canisters as part of the Aegis missile tracking and launch system.

Aegis is a USN combat support system used for anti-aircraft, anti-surface, anti-submarine, ballistic missile defense and land attack. Each MK-41 VLS can launch two missiles simultaneously.

In addition to the U.S. Navy, Aegis systems have been deployed by the navies of 12 other countries and on nearly 200 ships.