SAIC wins $14.4M option to support Naval Air Systems Command

Science Applications International Corp. has won a $14.4 million option to provide the Navy with technical and engineering services.

The work under the option will support the Naval Air Systems Command’s Air Vehicle Engineering Department and the Manned Flight Simulator/Air Combat Environment Test and Evaluation Facilities.

SAIC will support the development and utilization of advanced air vehicle technology for evaluating air vehicle flying qualities and controllability, developing simulation software and building prototype simulations, the Defense Department said.

Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Md., and is expected to be completed in December 2014.