Northrop Grumman Wins $18 Million for Production of MK54 Lightweight Torpedo Array Kits

Northrop Grumman is being awarded an $18.6 million modification contract for the production of MK54 Mod 0 lightweight torpedo (LWT) array kits for the US Navy, UK and Thailand.

The contract also includes production support material, and related engineering and hardware repair services for upgrade of Navy LWTs, the US department of Defense said in a statement Tuesday.

This contract combines purchases for the Navy,  the governments of the United Kingdom and Thailand, under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.  Work is expected to be completed by November 2020.