Lockheed Martin Corporation and Fincantieri Marinette Marine has received a fixed-price-incentive-fee contract from the US Navy to build an additional Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship. US Navy has ordered 16 Freedom-variant LCS vessels, including the LCS 31. Lockheed Martin Small Combatants and Ship Systems. the Freedom-variant LCS production program supports more than 7,500 direct and indirect jobs in Michigan and Wisconsin.