
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…