Lockheed Martin and Honeywell Receive Navy and Defense Awards

Defense spending across the Navy, Army, and Air Force is fueling a wave of specialized infrastructure and technology upgrades, according to recent contract awards.

The latest round of obligations highlights a massive push toward submarine integration, microgrid resilience, and advanced microelectronics. These investments span from the naval shipyards of New England to California and Germany, showing a broad effort to modernize military hardware and energy security.

The Navy is leading the largest single expenditure in this cycle, awarding Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems an $88,177,120 modification for systems engineering and integration on Navy submarines. This funding, which includes cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only components, aims to refine the complex systems required for undersea dominance.

Work for the Lockheed Martin contract will be concentrated in Manassas, Virginia, which accounts for 68% of the project, while the remaining tasks are distributed across Waterford and Groton, Connecticut, Middletown and Newport, Rhode Island. The project is slated for completion by December 2027. The funding is drawn from several fiscal cycles, including $5,224,058 from fiscal 2027 research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) and $8,000,000 split between fiscal 2025 and 2026 shipbuilding and conversion funds.

While the Navy focuses on heavy hardware, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane in Indiana is facilitating a critical push into the semiconductor space. Honeywell International Inc. has been awarded a $23,151,326 firm-fixed-price job order for integrated circuit factory equipment. This equipment is specifically designated for strategic radiation-hardened microelectronics and sustainment support.

The award was made on a sole-source basis under 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(3)(A). This specific legal provision allows the government to maintain a manufacturer or supplier to ensure availability during a national emergency or to prevent industrial immobilization. The work, based in Plymouth, Minnesota, is expected to wrap up by January 2028.

Martin Brothers Construction, a small business based in Sacramento, California, received a $26,711,770 firm-fixed-price contract to build an Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program microgrid. Located in Mountain View, California, the project is funded by fiscal 2027 military construction funds and is expected to be finished by November 13, 2028.

At the same time, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is advancing tactical communications through a modification to a contract with Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp. The $14,893,202 modification supports the Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System Upgrade (MJU) Program.

These MJU terminals are intended for integration into E-767 aircraft as part of a foreign military sales agreement with Japan. This recent addition brings the total cumulative value of the contract to $54,761,205.

The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Hardwick Tactical Corp. of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, a maximum $20,240,482 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. This five-year agreement will provide the Air Force with intermediate weather outer layer jackets that are flame resistant and available in sage and operational camouflage patterns.

Connected frontline workforce (cfw) applications key capabilities

Contracting Entity	Primary Recipient	Award Value	Expected Completion
Navy (Lockheed Martin)	Lockheed Martin RMS	$88,177,120	December 2027
Army (USACE)	Martin Brothers Construction	$26,711,770	November 2028
Air Force (Deutsche Post)	Deutsche Post AG	$25,942,406	November 2031
Navy (Crane)	Honeywell International	$23,151,326	January 2028
DLA (Hardwick Tactical)	Hardwick Tactical Corp.	Up to $20,240,482	November 2031