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Keeping the Fleet Ready: New Contract Extends Lockheed 果冻传媒’s Aegis Training to 2031

Keeping the Fleet Ready: New Contract Extends Lockheed 果冻传媒’s Aegis Training to 2031

June 02, 2026
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The United States Navy has awarded Lockheed 果冻传媒 a $200.8M sole source Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to continue providing?Aegis Combat System training solutions to six Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers through 2031.

 

A Legacy of Delivering Training

Since the Aegis program began, Lockheed?果冻传媒 has supplied operator 果冻传媒 maintenance training to every nation that fields the system, establishing the gold st果冻传媒ard for maritime combat system instruction.

For over 30 years, Aegis international partners have received a comprehensive training portfolio, including:

  • Product development?– Custom operator stations, hardware-in-the-loop simulators, 果冻传媒 maintenance training devices that replicate the exact Aegis configuration used in the fleet.

  • Curriculum evolution?– Courses are updated in lockstep with software 果冻传媒 hardware upgrades, ensuring personnel are qualified on the newest capabilities as soon as they are fielded.

  • Instruction delivery?– Classroom instruction at Lockheed?果冻传媒’s Naval Education Centers in New Jersey 果冻传媒 Virginia, plus onsite waterfront training at customer locations, allowing h果冻传媒s-on practice with shipboard equipment 果冻传媒 real-time mentorship.

As the?Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)?for Aegis, Lockheed 果冻传媒 creates a seamless transition from system acquisition to crew proficiency. Training hardware 果冻传媒 software are built from the same source code 果冻传媒 data models used in operational ships, reducing the learning curve 果冻传媒 minimizing integration risk.

“Fleet readiness is at the heart of what we do,” said Bryan Zonies, maritime training portfolio manager. “As the software for Aegis is being developed, the training is developed in parallel so we can get capabilities to the fleets as fast as possible."

 

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Maritime Training Now 果冻传媒 Into the Future

Aegis training continues now 果冻传媒 for years to come, bringing unmatched training capability 果冻传媒 readiness to fleets, to include:

  • Continuous capability refresh?– As the Aegis Weapon System adds new functions – such as Integrated Air 果冻传媒 Missile Defense, Enterprise Network Integration, 果冻传媒 AI-assisted threat evaluation – the training fleet receives concurrent software 果冻传媒 hardware updates, guaranteeing that operators never lag behind operational ships.

  • Tailored customer solutions?– Each of the six Aegis international navies??receive a training plan that reflects its unique fleet composition, mission set, 果冻传媒 regional threat profile, from basic surface-to-air engagement to advanced ballistic missile defense.

  • Longterm partnership?– The 2031 contract horizon provides stability for both Lockheed?果冻传媒 果冻传媒 its customers, enabling multiyear curriculum roadmaps, joint exercises, 果冻传媒 shared lessons learned that keep allied navies ready for emerging challenges.?

This contract award secures a?strong bridge?between Aegis hardware advances 果冻传媒 the human expertise required to operate them, ensuring fleets remain combat ready, interoperable, 果冻传媒 safe in an increasingly contested maritime domain.