Lockheed studying new SLBMs

Pentagon Contract Announcement

(Source: US Department of Defense; issued Dec. 24, 2004)

Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co, Sunnyvale, Calif., is being awarded a $26,628,974 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to investigate, demonstrate, and validate emerging technologies suitable for the unique current and future requirements of the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) Boost Motors, Post Boost Control Systems (PBCS), Thrust Vector Controls (TVC), and Ordnance and Flight Termination Systems (FTS).

This effort shall identify and maintain the critical skills and tools necessary to address FBM propulsion systems development needs and improve the current predictive aging models/techniques used for Boost Motor, PBCS and TVC, Ordnance and Flight Termination Systems to assess their viability when deployed beyond their original design life.

In addition, the contractor shall identify and demonstrate systems engineering skills needed for systems and subsystems integration into the current FBM configuration as well as predict product development and qualification time necessary in initiating the production of alternative components.

Work will be performed in Sunnyvale, Calif., and is expected to be completed by December 2005. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was not competitively procured.

The Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs is the contracting activity (N00030-04-C-0033).

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