Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) won a five-year, $28-million contract from the FAA to design and integrate a supply chain software platform that supports operations to maintain, repair and track equipment used throughout the nation’s National Airspace System (NAS).
According to Lockheed: “the Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solution will optimize the visibility, maintenance, inventory and delivery of more than 100, 000 pieces of equipment such as radar systems, lighting and communications relay stations used by the NAS throughout its 41, 000 facilities. The Lockheed Martin team includes ABeam Consulting, IFS, Principal Technologies and Xyant Technology.”
“We’re honored to provide an advanced solution to the FAA that helps to maintain the reliability of critical parts and equipment in our nation’s airspace system, ” said Jim Trettel, director of Lockheed Martin’s Unified Logistics Solutions. “At the same time, the Logistics Center Support System is designed to streamline, modernize and improve the efficiency of the FAA’s maintenance, repair, and overhaul operations.”
