SAIC Secures $574M Contract for Space Force Radar Site Maintenance

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) a $574.5 million contract to maintain ground-based radar sensors used for missile warning and space surveillance. SAIC will be responsible for maintaining radar sites located in Greenland, Alaska, the United Kingdom, California, Massachusetts, and North Dakota. These radar sites were originally built during the Cold War to detect and track intercontinental and sea-launched ballistic missiles, as well as conduct general space surveillance and satellite tracking. The contract was previously held by Northrop Grumman.