Posted by Skyler Frink
ORLANDO, FL, Oct. 18, 2011. The U.S. Army selected Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to install and support
live-fire training ranges around the globe for its five-year Army Targetry Systems II (ATS II) program.
Lockheed Martin will begin integration support at the U.S. Army’s training range at Fort Devens, Mass., under an initial $680,000 task order award. As one of five prime contractors selected for the program, the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a ceiling value of $475 million over five years.
Through the ATS II program, Lockheed Martin will integrate its live-fire targetry products into training ranges, supporting the Army’s efforts to enhance combat skills essential to conducting infantry and armor military exercises.
In addition to integrating other ranges, the ATS II program will develop advanced targetry products for demonstration and evaluation at the Army’s test range in Warren, MI. The effort will enable soldiers to compare the maturity and capability of new products before selecting and fielding training technology.
In addition to the ATS II program, Lockheed Martin recently added the Instrumented Ranges/Digital Range Training System (IR/DRTS) and the Urban Operations Training Systems (UOTS) program, both designed for the U.S. Army, to its live-training portfolio. The IR/DRTS program supports range modernization by replacing aging live-fire training infrastructures with modernized, digital instrumentation capabilities. Through the UOTS program, Lockheed Martin provides training and support through combined arms collective training facilities, live-fire shoot house and urban assault courses.
