Lockheed Martin Gets $10.31 Million Navy Submarine Award

Lockheed Martin received a $10.31 million U.S. Navy contract modification, announced on November 6, 2026, for engineering support to submarine electronic warfare systems. The award covers technical services for systems aboard submarines under construction and vessels already operating in the fleet, Lockheed Martin said.

What does the modification cover?

Lockheed Martin said the action was issued under an existing indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract and a related delivery order. The company will provide engineering support for electronic warfare capabilities used aboard U.S. Navy submarines.

According to Lockheed Martin, electronic warfare systems help military platforms detect, evaluate, and respond to electromagnetic signals and related operational conditions. For submarines, those technologies form part of a wider collection of onboard capabilities that support awareness of the surrounding environment, according to the Navy.

Engineering services span initial construction and subsequent operational support throughout the systems lifecycle, Lockheed Martin said. The modification gives the Navy access to additional specialized technical services from Lockheed Martin under the established agreement.

The scope connects work on newly built submarines with continued support for platforms already in service, according to the Navy. The engineering requirement therefore extends beyond a single production phase and includes later operational support, Lockheed Martin said.

How is the award funded?

Several Navy accounts will fund the action, and all three amounts will be obligated at the time of award, according to the Navy. Each account carries a fiscal 2027 designation.

• Fiscal 2027 other procurement funds will provide approximately $5.2 million.
• Fiscal 2027 research, development, test, and evaluation funding will provide $4.02 million.
• Fiscal 2027 shipbuilding and conversion funds will provide the remaining $1.09 million.

The three allocations total the full $10.31 million modification, Lockheed Martin said. The distribution reflects the project’s connection to both new submarine construction and support for existing platforms, according to the Navy. The mix also matches the engineering work’s coverage of construction and operations, Lockheed Martin said.

The use of three accounts means the modification is not funded as a single-purpose purchase, according to Lockheed Martin. It combines other procurement, research, development, test and evaluation, and shipbuilding and conversion funding within one contract structure.

Where and when will the work happen?

All required engineering activities will take place at Lockheed Martin’s Syracuse operations in Syracuse, New York, the company said. The company expects completion in February 2027. Those operations support a range of naval technologies.

Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity for the award. The Syracuse work will support electronic warfare capabilities aboard submarines under construction and vessels already in operational service, Lockheed Martin said.

Why does the engineering support matter?

The modification contributes to the Navy’s continuing investment in submarine systems engineering and operational readiness, Lockheed Martin said. The company’s Syracuse operations support naval technologies tied to the Navy’s current and future submarine platforms, according to Lockheed Martin.

The Navy said the engineering support is intended to sustain electronic warfare capabilities across current and future submarines. Maintaining that support through initial construction and subsequent operation addresses a systems requirement that lasts beyond delivery, according to the award rationale.

Lockheed Martin said the modification adds funded specialized engineering work at an established naval operations site. The company said the existing contract and delivery order provide the route for the Navy to obtain additional technical services under the established agreement.

The next dated milestone is February 2027, when the Syracuse engineering work is scheduled to finish, according to Lockheed Martin. The scheduled scope includes electronic warfare systems aboard submarines under construction and vessels already in service.