Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) Rotary and Mission Systems will supply ongoing production, upgrade, sustainment and support services for C-130J training infrastructure under a newly awarded $1.9 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract announced by the U.S. Department of War on Tuesday.
The award covers the C-130J Maintenance and Training System IV program, which includes provision and upkeep of C-130J Aircrew Training Devices, Maintenance Training Devices, and the Maintenance and Aircrew Training System administered through the Training System Support Center. The scope encompasses continued production as well as system modernization and sustainment activities.
Work under the contract will be conducted at numerous military installations and training sites. Specified locations include:
- Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas
- Dyess Air Force Base, Texas
- Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina
- Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii
- Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina
- Quonset Point Air National Guard, Rhode Island
- Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
- Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California
- Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas
- Ramstein Air Base, Germany
- Yokota Air Base, Japan
- Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan
The contract is slated to run through Feb. 28, 2039. Term structure for the JMATS IV award comprises a five-year base ordering period, a five-year option period and an additional three years allocated for completion of all deliveries tied to the contract.
At the time of award, fiscal 2026 operations and maintenance funds totaling $1,000 were obligated for the initial task order. The contracting office responsible for the award is the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, Simulators Division, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
This contract continues Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems' role in providing training and maintenance simulation capability for the C-130J platform, focusing on equipment production, periodic modernization, and sustainment support across the named domestic and overseas sites for the duration of the contract term.
Summary: Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems received a $1.9 billion IDIQ contract from the U.S. Department of War to provide production, modernization, sustainment and support for C-130J Aircrew and Maintenance Training Devices through Feb. 28, 2039, with work to be performed across multiple U.S. and international bases. Fiscal 2026 O&M funds of $1,000 were obligated for the initial task order. The contracting activity is the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, Simulators Division, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.