Exelis wins $29.5M contract to support Army commands

Exelis has won a $29.5 million contract to provide maintenance and system upgrade services to the Army.

Exelis will provide maintenance and system upgrade services for worldwide satellite communications equipment in support of the Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command and Army Forces Strategic Command.

The two commands are dedicated to missile defense research, development and deployment, according to its website.

Work will be performed in Colorado Springs, Colo., Fort Gordon, Ga., Aberdeen, Md., Fort Meade, Md., Fort Detrick, Md., and Wahiawa, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed July 31, 2019.