Lockheed Martin awarded GeoXO LMX contract by NASA valued at $297M

NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to design and build the next-generation GeoXO Lightning Mapper instruments for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The baseline contract is valued at approximately $297M for two instruments with options for two additional instruments. “Lockheed Martin improved upon the success of the Geostationary Lighting Mapper and added game-changing technologies to the GeoXO Lightning Mapper, including an advanced imaging sensor that will potentially detect 25% more lightning pulses,” said Matthew Mahlman, director of Weather, Earth Science and Climate Intelligence at Lockheed Martin. “This advanced technology will give meteorologists a tool to create greater lead time in alerting people to severe storms and dangerous weather situations such as rapid intensifying hurricanes.”