ManTech receives C4I integration contract
ManTech has received a $82 million contract from the US Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) Atlantic to integrate C4I capabilities into the US Marine Corps (USMC) combat vehicles, the company announced on 11 April.
The contract will see ManTech provide systems engineering, software integration and acquisition management support for SPAWAR Atlantic’s vehicular technology transition integrated products team in support of the digital integration facility.
Daniel Keefe, president and chief operating officer of ManTech’s Mission Solutions and Services group, said: ‘With this win, ManTech continues our support of SPAWAR’s C4I integration on the USMC combat vehicles.
‘We are proud to be a part of the new digital integration process driving operational readiness and successful combat mission performance while ensuring the safety of American military lives.’
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