Serco Announces New $33 Million U.S. Space Force Surveillance Systems Contract
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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Herndon, Virginia, Oct. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, engineering, and management services, has been awarded the new Space Fence Operations and Maintenance contract by the United States Space Force Space Operations Command (SpOC).
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- Herndon, Virginia, Oct. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, engineering, and management services, has been awarded the new Space Fence Operations and Maintenance contract by the United States Space Force Space Operations Command (SpOC).
- The Space Fence is a second-generation ground-based S-Band radar space surveillance system, strengthening U.S. space superiority through improved Space Domain Awareness (SDA).
- The contract has a 5-month base period plus five one-year option periods and is valued at $33 million, if all options are exercised.
- Serco will perform SDA operations, logistics and organizational level maintenance for the Space Fence radar and supporting systems, as well as cybersecurity, training and knowledge management.