Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.3B for a 4th AEHF Craft

摘要

The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems a $1.3 billion contract modification Dec. 15 that will allow the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company to build a fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) secure communications satellite.Lockheed Martin, the AEHF prime contractor, began ordering long-lead parts for AEHF-4 under a $22 million contract awarded in September 2009. The total contract value associated with that satellite is about $1.6 billion following the latest modification.