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This is a federal contract awards announcement from the U.S. Department of the Navy dated August 26, 2026.

The announcement includes three major contract awards. First, a modification to an existing contract with an unspecified contractor adds scope for technical and programmatic support to PMA-290 Special Missions, covering multiple Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting programs including Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force Family of Systems, P-8A Research and Development, Special Missions Platforms, and Minotaur Family of Services. Work locations include Patuxent River, Maryland (70%); Jacksonville, Florida (20%); and Whidbey Island, Washington (10%), with completion expected in March 2027. The modification obligates $636,164 in Foreign Military Sales funds and $521,592 in fiscal 2026 Navy aircraft procurement funds. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland serves as the contracting activity.

Second, Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas received an $18,011,737 firm-fixed-price contract for production and delivery of one AH-1Z helicopter flight training device for the Nigerian Air Force, including initial spares. Work will be performed in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma (92%) and Fort Worth, Texas (8%), with completion in January 2029. The contract is funded entirely by Foreign Military Sales customer funds and was not competitively procured. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Orlando, Florida is the contracting activity.

Third, Lockheed Martin Corp., Syracuse, New York received a $14,572,936 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract modification under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00024-25-D-6211) for engineering support on new construction and in-service submarine electronic warfare systems. Work will be performed in Syracuse, New York with completion expected by the specified date.