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The US Department of War has named Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) as prime contractor for US Special Operations Command’s next-generation logistics and sustainment programme. The 12-year, $10.5 billion contract covers the Special Operations Forces Global Logistics Support Services II (GLSS2), the largest service contract vehicle USSOCOM operates.
The award extends Lockheed Martin’s role managing SOF logistics, a responsibility it has held since 2010 under earlier iterations of the programme.
Under GLSS2, Lockheed Martin will run day-to-day sustainment and life-cycle management across three core areas. The company will maintain the global supply chain for parts, warehouses and depots. It will also handle repair, maintenance and modification work on aircraft, vehicles and equipment. A third strand covers critical infrastructure support and broader business process transformation.
The contract underpins rapid deployment capability for special operations forces worldwide, supporting aircraft and vehicle maintenance alongside IT and electronics services. A team of subcontractor partners will work alongside Lockheed Martin to deliver these capabilities.
Vic Torla, vice president of Lockheed Martin SOF GLSS, commented that the company felt honoured to support special operations personnel. He added that the team’s 16 years of logistics expertise had prepared it to meet warfighter needs with urgency, building on the success of the earlier SOF CLSS and SOF GLSS contracts.
Lockheed Martin’s SOF GLSS division operates from Bluegrass Station in Lexington, Kentucky, and employs more than 3,300 staff globally. The division continues to expand its sustainment and logistics footprint across military and government customers, supported by a worldwide network of facilities and suppliers, according to a recent press statement.
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