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Lockheed Martin Receives Contract For Sniper ATP On Japanese F-2s

Pat Host

Tuesday, August 11th, 2015

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Lockheed Martin Receives Contract For Sniper ATP On Japanese F-2s

Japan's F-2 fighter aircraft. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received a direct commercial sale (DCS) contract through Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to integrate the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) onto Japan’s F-2 aircraft, according to a Lockheed Martin statement.Lockheed Martin spokeswoman Melissa Hilliard said Tuesday this initial contract is for one Sniper ATP, which will be delivered in the third quarter of 2016 to begin on-aircraft integration. She declined to provide contract value on customer and competition-sensitive grounds. Lockheed Martin will work with MHI, the…

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