The Maryland-based company will conduct ground and flight test support on the machinery in Dallas, Texas, according to the U.S. Defense Department. Lockheed Martin is expected to finish work by April 2022.
Lockheed was obligated $1.7 million at the time of the award from fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds.
The U.S. and its allies use the Patriot PAC-3 throughout the world.
The system is designed to be a land-based part of the Missile Defense Agency-run Ballistic Missile Defense System's lower tier. Its surface-to-air missiles can be fired remotely.
Army contracts with four companies for aerial target systems work
Washington (UPI) May 23, 2018 -
The U.S. Army has contracted with four companies for its aerial target systems who will receive work under the contract under an order-by-order basis.
Each order under the $93.4 million contract will be assigned to Griffon Aerospace of Madison, Ala., Kord Technologies of Huntsville, Ala., Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services of San Diego, Calif., or Trideum Corporation of Huntsville, Ala., the Defense Department announced on Tuesday.
Work will include research, development, testing and evaluation of Aerial Target Systems 2. Aerial target systems are unmanned aircraft that help the Army test its equipment, particularly missiles.
Work on the contract is expected to be completed by May 2023.
The Department of Defense said it will determine the funding and location of work on each job on a case-by-case basis.
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