GBU-12 Paveway II of the Paveway series) are produced by defense contractors Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Raytheon began production after purchasing the product line from Texas Instruments. Lockheed Martin was awarded a contract to compete with Raytheon when there was a break in production caused by transferring manufacturing out of Texas. "Paveway II" refers specifically to the guidance kit, rather than to the weapon itself. See also GBU-16 Paveway II, where the same guidance unit is fitted to a Mk 83 1,000-lb bomb. The US Department of Defense has upgraded GBU-12 production versions to include GPS guidance modes. Lockheed Martin is the sole
Lockheed Martin JLTV in a Limited User Test (LUT), compared to 2,968 miles for the Humvee and 7,051 for the winning L-ATV. On 8 September it was disclosed that Lockheed Martin would protest the award to Oshkosh, the same day that AM General decided not to file a protest. On 15 December 2015, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed Lockheed's protest as Lockheed also filed a claim with the US Court of Federal Claims. Lockheed then attempted to file a preliminary injunction with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on 17 December, but announced they had withdrawn their protest on 17 February 2016.