Article Posted on : - Mar 15, 2012

Sniper Pod. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA (BNS): Lockheed Martin has received Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) Post Production Support (PPS) contract from the US Air Force.

The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity PPS contract, to be awarded incrementally over five years with two single option years, covers a variety of upgrade activities for the legacy Sniper ATP fleet.

Additionally, the PPS contract may include spares, technical data and studies, and the support of organic depot requirements for Sniper pod sustainment.

The potential value of the contract over a seven-year period is $841 million.

Sniper offers a viable road map for modernising and enhancing precision targeting capabilities for US Air Force and coalition partner F-15, F-16, A-10, B-1 and B-52 aircraft.

The Sniper pod's hardware and software configuration provides continued 'plug-and-play' flexibility across multiple US Air Force, Air National Guard and international platforms. The Sensor Enhancement configuration is potentially a field-level upgrade to existing pods, the Company said.