Lockheed Martin has received two U.S. Army contracts worth approximately $857 million combined to produce and deliver High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, and prototype units of a missile communication technology, known as RIG-360.
The Department of Defense said Friday Army Contracting Command launched an internet solicitation for both contracts.
Contract Details
The HIMARS firm-fixed-price contract is valued at approximately $742.2 million.
The command will determine work locations and obligate funding upon issuance of individual contract orders. It expects work to run through the end of May 2027.
Under the $114.6 million RIG-360 production contract, Lockheed’s missile and fire control business will also provide EMD Qual-Representative RIG-360 adapted components and perform work in Grand Prairie, Texas, through Sept. 30, 2027.
At the time of the award, the military branch obligated $32 million in fiscal year 2024 research, development, test and evaluation funds.
What Is HIMARS?
HIMARS carries a six-pack of guided multiple-launch rocket system rockets, two precision strike missiles or one ATACMS missile. It is designed to launch Lockheed’s entire multiple-launch rocket system family of munitions and can deliver long-range precision strikes. The system’s shoot-and-scoot capability helps improve crew and platform survivability in high-threat environments.
In June 2024, Lockheed secured a $1.93 billion contract modification from the Army to produce and deliver additional HIMARS.
What Does RIG-360 Do?
Remote Interceptor Guidance-360, or RIG-360, is Lockheed’s prototype missile communication device designed to provide a 360-degree in-flight communications capability.
During a flight test in 2022, the Army used an RIG-360 prototype to enable the PAC-3 missile to intercept a cruise missile target.
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