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Army Boosts GMLRS Production Ceiling With $4.24B Lockheed Martin Contract Modification

This signal marks Pentagon moves to accelerate missile output even as oversight warnings spotlight supplier vulnerabilities, safety concerns.

Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael addresses the Department of Defense Manufacturing Technology Program Exhibition at the Pentagon on July 8 (DoD Photo)
BAE Systems' AMPV outfitted with Oshkosh Defense's 30mm Medium Caliber Weapon System utilizing the ExMEP universal top plate. Photo: BAE Systems.
U.S. Air Force 102nd Rescue Squadron evaluator pilots check the control panel of an HC-130J Super Hercules as they fly from Ämari Air Base, Estonia, to Aviano Air Base, Italy on Jan. 26, 2024 (U.S. Air Force Photo)
Extended Range-GMLRS. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

Overview

  • The Army awarded Lockheed Martin a $4.24 billion modification to its GMLRS contract, lifting the annual production ceiling to 14,004 rockets per year through FY 27 and bringing total contract value to about $13.3 billion with work due by October 2027.
  • Army documents project Unitary Extended Range and Alternate Warhead variant outputs rising from 2,074 to 5,268 annually through FY 27 and set a goal of 19,000 rockets per year beginning in FY 28.
  • The Marine Corps is poised to award Neros a $17 million contract for roughly 8,000 first-person-view drones, some equipped with explosive payloads, to extend infantry lethality.
  • The Navy secured technical data rights from Bollinger Shipyard Lockport LLC for the Israeli Logistics Support Vessel design under a confidential-value agreement to underpin future landing ship production.
  • Recent DNFSB findings at Los Alamos and Govini’s 2025 scorecard underscore supply-chain, maintenance and safety vulnerabilities as procurement surges, and Merlin Labs is preparing a SPAC merger valuing the AI aviation firm at $800 million pre-money.