Harris Corporation has received a contract from the US Air Force Space Command Space and Missile Systems Center to continue support for the Defense Meteorological Satellites Programme (DMSP) ground system.

The $25m contract, awarded under the US General Services Administration’s Alliant contract vehicle, has one base year with four option years.

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Under the contract, the company will continue to maintain the DMSP’s hardware and software and support its compliance with information assurance requirements.

The Harris-developed DMSP ground system collects weather data for US military operations.

Lockheed Martin will be the subcontractor.

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