Schumer: Navy awards Lockheed Martin Owego a $13M contract extension

OWEGO — U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–NY) today announced the U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) in Owego a contract award totaling more than $13 million for helicopter avionics, or electronic systems used on aircraft.

The award extends a previously awarded contract for the upgrade of data and software systems of MH-60R helicopters, Schumer said in a news release.

This award will improve the ability of the helicopter to transmit data from its sensors, providing more information and a better understanding of the battle space to military commanders, according to the release. Lockheed Martin will handle the work at its Owego site and should complete it in June 2015.

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The MH-60R SEAHAWK helicopter is used today by the U.S. Navy as a primary platform for anti-submarine warfare in open ocean and littoral (closer to shore) zones, according to Schumer’s office. The Navy also uses the MH-60R for search and rescue, supply delivery, medical evacuation, and communications relay.

Lockheed Martin, a Bethesda, Md.–based defense and security company, employs about 126,000 people worldwide, including about 4,000 in Owego and about 1,900 in Salina.

 

Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com

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