ManTech receives DARPA task orders
ManTech has received four new task orders from the DARPA Strategic Technologies Office, the company announced on 9 July.
The new task order contracts are worth a combined $60 million and are part of a $200 million multi-year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract awarded to the company in 2017.
The orders will see ManTech provide advanced systems engineering and technical assistance support for DARPA initiatives across the various disciplines of sensor enhancement, maritime defences, radar and communications and battle management control.
Matt Tait, president of ManTech’s Mission Solutions and Services Group, said: ‘Whether on land, sea, air or beneath the waves, ManTech is committed to bringing digital to the mission in innovative ways that give American warfighters strategic advantage against adversaries.
‘For more than 20 years, ManTech has helped DARPA test and evaluate advanced technologies and we are honoured to continue and expand on this exciting work.’
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