Aegis receives missile defence training contract
AEgis Technologies has received a prime contract for Design, Development, Demonstration and Integration (D3I) Domain 3 Enhanced Warfighter Capabilities by the US Army's Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)/Army Forces Strategic Command (ARSTRAT), it announced on 18 February.
The multiple-award contract has a base value of over $579 million, with options exceeding $1 billion. AEgis’ contract work will provide institutional space and missile defence training. It will aim to ensure vertical integration of doctrine, organisations, training, materiel, leadership education, personnel and facilities activities across ballistic missile defence systems.
As part of the contract, the team will provide capabilities with more than 60 defence contractors. AEgis will be the prime contractor, while key subcontractors include Arete Associates, Intuitive Research and Decibel Research. Major subcontractors include Raytheon Ktech, Leidos and Dynetics.
AEgis will support the SMDC/ARSTRAT’s mission to modernise the army's space, high altitude and global missile defence; conduct mission-related research and development (R&D) and serve as the army operational integrator for global missile defence. Mission-related R&D includes integrating technology solutions, developing the army’s space and missile defence doctrine and validating its requirements.
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