L3Harris and Lockheed Martin Awarded Major Missile Defense and AEGIS Integration Contracts

The Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy have issued several high-value contracts to major defense primes, including a potential $500 million award to L3Harris for airborne sensor support. Lockheed Martin also secured a significant integration and testing contract for the AEGIS combat system that could reach a total value of $1.38 billion over the next decade. These long-term agreements reflect the military's focus on sustaining advanced sensor capabilities and maritime defense systems through 2036.

L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems L.P., doing business as Aeromet, has been awarded a maximum $499,573,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the Missile Defense Agency’s Flight Test Airborne Sensors (ABS) program. Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the contractor will provide operations, sustainment, mission planning, and modernization for ABS aircraft and sensor equipment. This follow-on contract was competitively procured and features an ordering period running from September 2026 through September 2036, with an initial task order of $22,175,032 issued using fiscal 2026 research and development funds.

Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems was awarded a $60,602,848 contract for AEGIS ship integration and testing in support of surface combatant ships and tactical sites. If all options are exercised, the cumulative value of this award is projected to reach $1,383,266,817, with work continuing through June 2036. The effort spans multiple locations, including Moorestown, New Jersey; Norfolk, Virginia; and international sites in Romania and Poland, utilizing various Navy shipbuilding and operations funds.

Information Systems and Networks Corp. secured a $20,983,333 task order for Marine Corps housing property management, a deal that could reach $144,141,182 if all options are exercised through 2031. Additionally, Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors received a $26,625,622 modification for NOAA ship engineering changes, and Global Air Logistics and Training Aerospace was awarded $13,228,748 for SkyTower II airborne networking kits. Finally, Applied Physical Electronics was awarded $9,620,094 to upgrade the Navy’s Vertical Electromagnetic Pulse Simulator to accommodate larger test assets.

These awards demonstrate a broad range of defense contracting activity, from high-end missile defense sensors and combat system integration to essential facility upgrades and housing management. The long-term nature of the L3Harris and Lockheed Martin contracts, both extending into 2036, provides significant stability for the industrial base involved in maritime and airborne defense programs.