The fallout from the Navy’s order to halt production on Lockheed Martin’s littoral combat ship will have a ripple effect across the Washington region. The Bethesda-based defense contractor is being taken to task for its cost overruns and local subcontractors working on the project are holding their breath as the Navy investigates.

Five companies with headquarters or offices in the Washington region are listed as subcontractors on Lockheed’s Littoral Combat Ship, or LCS, program. The five local companies, along with 14 others throughout the U.S. and the world, will also have to stop work that is related to the project.