{"id":54138,"date":"2019-12-20T23:39:45","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T23:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/20\/lockheed-inks-2-billion-contract-for-saudi-frigate\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:02:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:02:06","slug":"lockheed-inks-2-billion-contract-for-saudi-frigate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2019\/12\/20\/lockheed-inks-2-billion-contract-for-saudi-frigate\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockheed inks $1.96B contract for Saudi frigate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Navy announced Friday that Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1.96 billion contract to build four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2015\/10\/20\/us-oks-potential-11-25b-saudi-deal-for-lcs-variant\/\" target=\"_blank\">multimission surface combatants for Saudi Arabia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ships, which are slated to be built at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/2019\/02\/20\/as-an-ffgx-decision-nears-shipbuilder-fincantieri-upgrades-its-wisconsin-shipyard\/\" target=_blank>Fincantieri\u2019s Marinette Marine shipyard<\/a> in Wisconsin, are derived from the Freedom-class littoral combat ship design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contract announcement was posted on the U.S. Defense Department\u2019s website Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2016\/01\/11\/saudi-arabia-reportedly-balks-at-us-frigate-offer\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635880586203671893-scs-dsc-5174jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Saudi Arabia Reportedly Balks at US Frigate Offer<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Saudi Arabia reportedly gives thumbs down on initial US price and schedule to build four frigates.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe awarded contract includes associated cost-plus-fixed-fee class design and related material and firm-fixed-price integrated data environment,\u201d the announcement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contract was awarded as part of the U.S. Navy\u2019s Foreign Military Sales program. 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