Sky Support: General Atomics Wins $53M Contract for MQ-9 Logistics and Ground Control Station

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $53,176,133 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for MQ-9 logistical and ground control station support. The scope of the contract will include field service representatives, repair and return, as well as technical support tasks for the United Kingdom Royal Air Force. This contract is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Work will be performed outside of the continental U.S. and is expected to be complete March 31, 2025. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $53,176,133 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-19-C-2003).