Lockheed Martin’s suburban Syracuse plant wins $81M contract modification for radar system

SALINA — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Salina has been awarded a nearly $81.3 million modification to exercise an option to a previously awarded U.S. Air Force contract for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) system. This contract adjustment provides for the exercise of options for four 3DELRR radars, and associated production management, travel and other direct costs, and data under the basic contract, according to a June 20 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense. The work will be completed in Lockheed’s plant in the town of Salina and is expected to be wrapped up by Jan. 9, 2027. Fiscal 2024 other procurement funds totaling $81,297,720 are being obligated at the time of award. The total cumulative face value of the contract is more than $343.7 million, per the contract announcement. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts is the contracting authority.