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Lockheed Wins $100.5M Air Force Contract for Laser-Guided Bomb Kits

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has won a $100.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to produce paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb GBU-12 guidance kits.

The award represents a majority share of an initial $134 million paveway II PLus LGB procurement announced by the Air Force on Aug. 1.

Deliveries on the contract will begin in 2012.

“The Lockheed Martin paveway II Plus LGB raises the bar in performance for paveway II accuracy and precision, ” said Joe Serra, senior manager for precision guided systems in Lockheed Martin’s missiles and fire control business.  “This contract is a testament to our commitment to continuous product improvement, combined with our ability to deliver a better performing product to our customer at the lowest cost.”

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