Lockheed Gets Order from U.S. Navy - Analyst Blog
19 Novembre 2012 - 5:20PM
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Lockheed Martin
Corporation (LMT) has been chosen as one of the seven
recipients of a contract, with a potential total value of $899.5
million, by the U.S. Navy to provide battlespace awareness
technology. Other members selected for the deal were Booz
Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH), CACI
International Inc. (CACI), Centurum, L-3
Communications Holdings Inc. (LLL), Science Applications
International and Scientific Research.
The contract is a multiple-award
indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (“IDIQ”) order and expected
to be finished in November 2017. The base year value of this
agreement is $179.9 million. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems
Center Atlantic, Charleston, South Carolina is the contracting
authority for this agreement.
Per the contract, the companies will not only provide devoted
hardware services, but will also develop, incorporate and examine
the intelligence, battle-space awareness and information process
functions.
Battlespace awareness is a military application utilized by the
commanders to foresee the courses of action before positioning
their troops and platforms into the area of operations. This
process highly depends on a collection of intelligence to make
commanders aware of the latest situations of the battle field.
From the past contract history, it is evident that Lockheed Martin
has a strong pact with the U.S. Navy and tries to meet its
commitments in terms of maintaining products and services quality
along with delivery timing. Few days ago, the company entered into
an agreement, worth $30 million, with the navy to put together new
avionics and software on multiple C-130T aircrafts. We believe that
strong relationship along with loyal alliance between both the
parties has helped Lockheed Martin to become one of the recipients
of this contract.
We know that the U.S. administration is currently focusing on the
Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (“ISR”), unmanned systems,
force protection, cybersecurity, and missile defense. In the
present context, we consider this contract as a fresh oxygen
provider for the company. The successful completion of this deal
will enable Lockheed Martin to get more contracts from the U.S.
defense establishment in the future and will subsequently improve
the company’s forthcoming contract pipeline.
In addition, we appreciate Lockheed Martin’s continuous effort
toward improving shareholders’ return supported by its focus on
steady debt repayment plans, ongoing share repurchase program and
stable increase in dividend.
However, we are skeptical about the budget deficits and political
ambiguity, which might lead to future defense budget-cutbacks.
Lockheed Martin Corporation currently has short-term Zacks #3 Rank
(Hold rating).
Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global
security and aerospace company that is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.
With a market capitalization of $28.43 billion, the company has
123,000 full time employees.
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