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Lockheed Martin Nabs $800 Million Australian Defense IT Contract

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, September 12th, 2014

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on Wednesday it has received a contract worth about $800 million from the Australian Department of Defense for a major data center consolidation effort. The company said that the award to its Australia-based company, Lockheed Martin Australia, further solidifies its position as a top information technology (IT) service provider to international customers while supporting its strategy of international expansion. Australian DoD CIO Peter Lawrence and Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions Chief Sondra Barbour. “In…

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