General Atomics wins $338.2M contract to support drones

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has won a $338.2 million contract with the Air Force to support its drones.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has won a $338.2 million contract with the Air Force to support its drones.

The company will provide contractor logistic support in support of the Predator and Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles.

Under the contract, General Atomics will provide program management, logistics support, configuration management, technical manual and software maintenance, contractor field service representative support, inventory control point management and flight operations support.

Work will be performed in Poway, Calif., and is expected to be completed in December 2016.