Lockheed Martin received a $23,1 million US Navy contract for follow-on production of Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTRs) to support the service's Paveway II Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) weapons training.
The award exercises the initial option of the contract negotiated in 2017 and extends ELGTR production into late 2020. The ELGTR is compatible with F-16, F/A-18, AV-8B and various international aircraft platforms.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)