OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Owego recently won a $198 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide maintenance, program management, and logistics services to provide through life support (TLS) services for 36 Royal Australian Navy (RAN) MH-60R aircraft. The TLS services enable the RAN to provide the necessary operational capability […]
OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Owego recently won a $198 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide maintenance, program management, and logistics services to provide through life support (TLS) services for 36 Royal Australian Navy (RAN) MH-60R aircraft. The TLS services enable the RAN to provide the necessary operational capability and all-inclusive sustainment to include organizational, intermediate, depot, operational and deeper-level maintenance, training, and support activities on RAN MH-60R aircraft, aircraft systems, support systems, and support and test equipment for the RAN AIR 9000 Phase 8 Future Naval Aviation Combat System MH-60R foreign military sales program. That’s according to a Dec. 20 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense. Work will be performed in Yerriyong, Australia (83.5 percent); Owego (10 percent); Stratford, Connecticut (6 percent); and Mawson Lakes, Australia (0.5 percent). It is expected to be completed in January 2028. No funds will be obligated at the time of award, and funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. This contract did not involve competition, per the Department of Defense announcement. The Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland is the contracting authority.