Booz Allen Hamilton Wins $630M Contract To Support US Space Sensing Systems

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation BAH has secured a seven-year, $630-million, single-award contract from the U.S. Space Force.

Booz Allen will support systems engineering and integration of next-generation space-based missile warning, environmental monitoring, and surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking.

It will also support Space Systems Command (SSC), the Space Force field command for space development, acquisition, launch, and logistics in engineering resilient space sensing capabilities.

The firm will integrate the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) program, a $14.4 billion program to upgrade U.S. missile warning and missile tracking capabilities to combat emerging missile threats.

The contract will use Booz Allen's capabilities and mission expertise in digital engineering, mission integration, agile software development, cybersecurity, change management, AI, and machine learning (ML) to help the Space Force achieve its vision for a Digital Service.

Work on the contract will primarily take place in El Segundo, California, and Colorado Springs and Aurora, Colorado.

Price Action: BAH shares are trading higher by 0.26% at $115.05 on the last check Wednesday.

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