Lockheed Martin to continue MK48 torpedoes maintenance under $65 million follow-contract
NewsJune 14, 2018
EWA BEACH, Hawaii. Naval Sea Systems Command officials selected Lockheed Martin for a follow-on contract option to continue supporting Navy?s intermediate-level maintenance activities for MK48 torpedoes at the Pearl Harbor Heavyweight Torpedo Intermediate Maintenance Activity (IMA). The contract is worth approximately $65 million.
Lockheed Martin provides the infrastructure support for the intermediate maintenance activities, including quality assurance, training, audit support, pier side services and ordnance handling. The Navy provides the facility, all required parts and equipment, as well as the procedures necessary to perform the maintenance tasks.
The Lockheed Martin team includes qualified torpedo maintenance technicians who receive, inspect, induct, process and issue the MK48 torpedoes. In addition, Lockheed Martin technical, administrative and logistic personnel support the facility, quality assurance and technical documentation functions.
Work on this contract will be conducted at the Pearl Harbor Heavyweight Torpedo Intermediate Maintenance Activity in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. The contract was originally awarded in March 2018, but the company has provided specialized maintenance for the MK48 torpedoes since 2007.
