
The recent $56 million Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) combat system engineering contract win by Lockheed Martin [LMT] is helping the Navy work toward the future integrated combat system, a company official said. Last week’s award makes the company the SSDS Combat System Engineering Agent (CSEA), while it already serves as CSEA for the Aegis combat system. Here, Lockheed Martin will develop, integrate, and maintain combat system capabilities for the self-defense system of non-Aegis ships including carriers and amphibious vessels (Defense…