Lockheed Martin gets $104.6M SPY-7 radar contract for Canada

Key Points
  • Lockheed Martin received a $104.6 million contract modification to produce SPY-7 radar units for Canada under a Foreign Military Sale.
  • The work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey, and is scheduled for completion by January 2032.

Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and Mission Systems unit has been awarded a $104.6 million contract modification to support production of SPY-7 radar components for Canada under a Foreign Military Sale agreemen.

According to the contract notice, Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, based in Moorestown, New Jersey, received a $104,623,274 cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-type modification to a previously awarded contract, identified as N00024-23-C-5101. The work covers production of the Foreign Military Sale portions unit of the Solid-State SPY ASEA Radar, also known as SPY-7.

The contract involves a Foreign Military Sale to the government of Canada. Work will be performed in Moorestown, New Jersey, and is expected to be completed by January 2032. Funds in the full amount of $104,623,274 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year, the notice said.

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Naval Sea Systems Command, based in Washington, D.C., is listed as the contracting activity.

The contract modification was not competitively procured. According to the announcement, the award was issued in accordance with Title 10 of the U.S. Code, Section 2304(c)(1), which allows for sole-source contracting when only one responsible source can meet agency requirements, and Section 2304(c)(4), which applies to international agreements.

The SPY-7 radar is a solid-state, active electronically scanned array system developed by Lockheed Martin. The radar is designed for air and missile defense missions and can track multiple targets at long range. Lockheed Martin has positioned the SPY-7 as a scalable system suitable for naval vessels as well as land-based installations.

The radar system has been selected by several allied countries as part of broader air and missile defense modernization efforts. Canada has chosen SPY-7 for integration into its future surface combatant fleet, a cornerstone program aimed at replacing aging naval platforms and expanding maritime air defense capabilities.

Lockheed Martin has previously stated that the SPY-7 radar offers continuous coverage, software-defined upgrades, and resilience against electronic attack. The Moorestown facility has long served as the company’s primary center for radar development and production, supporting U.S. Navy programs as well as international customers.

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