Georgia Tech wins $17M order to support Air Force comms aircraft

Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp. has won a $17 million delivery order to provide the Air Force with support for its Advanced Automated Tactical Communications aircraft.

Under the contract, the company will provide identification, generation, evaluation, test and documentation of modernization solutions to address modernization requirements for aircraft, sensors and support systems, the Defense Department said.

Work will take place in Atlanta and is expected to be completed by Dec. 6, 2015.