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General Atomics Gets $11M MQ-9B Protector Support Contract for the UK RAF

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<?xml encoding="utf-8" ?????>General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $10,845,151 Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract for MQ-9B protector in-service sustainment support.
This contract will provide for sustainment support for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force.Work will be performed in Poway, California, and is expected to be completed by April 30, 2028.
This contract involves FMS to the United Kingdom.
This contract was a sole source acquisition.Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Medium Altitude Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contract activity (FA8689-25-C-B009).
(Awarded May 1, 2025.)Source: DoDPosted in Business News, Military UAS on May 12, 2025 by The Editor.Leave a comment




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