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Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.1 Billion Initial Contract to Provide Nation's First Sea-Based Hypersonic Strike Capability

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Friday, February 17, 2023
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LITTLETON, Colo., Feb. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is partnering with the U.S. Navy to integrate hypersonic strike capability onto surface ships.

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  • The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth more than $2 billion, if all options are exercised, to integrate the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) weapon system onto ZUMWALT-class guided missile destroyers (DDGs).
  • "Lockheed Martin continues to advance hypersonic strike capability for the United States through this new contract," said Steve Layne, vice president of Hypersonic Strike Weapon Systems at Lockheed Martin.
  • The combination of the CPS capability, and the stealth and mobility of the ZUMWALT-class destroyer, will provide the nation's first sea-based hypersonic strike capability.
  • Lockheed Martin is leveraging its corporate history of system integration on naval platforms and our more than 60 years of hypersonic strike experience to accelerate development on an unprecedented timeline.

Lockheed Martin Opens Intelligent, Advanced Hypersonic Strike Production Facility

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Monday, October 4, 2021
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COURTLAND, Ala., Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is breaking barriers in hypersonic technology, adding to its world-class portfolio another milestone with the grand opening ofan advanced production facility in Courtland, Alabama, focused on hypersonic strike production.

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  • COURTLAND, Ala., Oct. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is breaking barriers in hypersonic technology, adding to its world-class portfolio another milestone with the grand opening ofan advanced production facility in Courtland, Alabama, focused on hypersonic strike production.
  • The facility represents Lockheed Martin's commitment to establishing northern Alabama as the base of the company's hypersonic strike programs.
  • "The talented teams who work at these new advanced strike production facilities are delivering essential missile and hypersonic vehicle technologies in support of the U.S. National Defense Strategy."
  • Within the last two years, Lockheed Martin has added a total of 117,000 square feet at the Courtland facility.