
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] said its recent $56 million Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) combat systems engineering contract will move it to a new build model and add efficiencies to overall surface fleet defenses. The company won the award last week, making it the next SSDS Combat System Engineering Agent (CSEA). Lockheed Martin already serves as CSEA for the Aegis combat system (Defense Daily, Aug. 15). In this role, the company will develop, integrate, and maintain combat system capabilities for the self-defense…