The Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $4.7 billion contract modification to produce additional Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, a weapon that has proved critical in ongoing U.S. support to Ukraine. The Defense Department has been surging deliveries of key munitions, like GMLRS, to Ukraine and has been moving to replenish U.S. stocks and send companies a “ demand signal ” to produce more weapons at a faster pace. The contract, for GMLRS lots 18 and 19, has an estimated...
