Lockheed Martin Wins $13 Million Navy Order for USS Cleveland Post-Shakedown Support

Lockheed Martin’s Mission Systems and Training business has received a $13.4 million U.S. Navy order for engineering and management services during USS Cleveland’s (LCS 31) post-shakedown availability. The work will take place in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Mayport, Florida, and is expected to be completed by August 2027. The order was awarded by the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion, and Repair in Bath, Maine, under an existing agreement for littoral combat ship post-shakedown work.

USS Cleveland Post-Shakedown Availability Details

Lockheed Martin will provide engineering and management support for Cleveland’s post-shakedown availability, with 60% of the work performed in Pascagoula and 40% in Mayport. A post-shakedown availability is the Navy’s industrial period for addressing deficiencies found during a ship’s initial trials and operations and carrying out approved improvements, according to Navy ship-maintenance guidance.

The order falls under a Lockheed Martin ordering agreement covering planning, engineering and management for littoral combat ship post-shakedown availabilities. The award notice identifies engineering and management services for Cleveland but does not assign specific shipboard modifications or repairs to this order.

Littoral Combat Ship Program Background

Cleveland is the last Freedom-variant littoral combat ship. The Navy accepted delivery in November 2025, commissioned the ship in May 2026 and reported its arrival at its Mayport homeport in June. The post-shakedown order follows those delivery and fleet-entry milestones rather than funding construction of another ship.

The Navy’s fiscal 2026 budget justification describes continuing modernization of ships already in service, including planned changes to communications, machinery and electric-plant controls, safety systems, and combat-system capabilities. Those broader plans provide context for the LCS fleet, but the Cleveland award notice does not identify any of those upgrades as part of this order.

Award and Contractor Background

The Navy has used the same Lockheed Martin agreement for engineering and management work on other littoral combat ships. A $13.2 million order for LCS 29 included post-shakedown project-management support and retrofit kits for its launch, recovery and handling system. A $14.6 million order for LCS 27 covered engineering and management work involving an optimized stern ramp, including fabrication and retrofit support.

The agreement also supported an $18.3 million LCS 25 order that encompassed engineering and management for post-shakedown changes to ship systems and equipment. Those orders illustrate the range of ship-specific work placed under the agreement; the Navy’s notice for Cleveland describes a narrower engineering-and-management scope.

This award was disclosed by the DoW in its daily press release. Additional contract details will be available on HigherGov in approximately 90 days under N6278626F1000 after the contract is formally disclosed by the government.