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Cyber

Leonardo DRS Receives Potential $977 Million Deal To Continue Supporting SOCOM Network

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

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Leonardo DRS Receives Potential $977 Million Deal To Continue Supporting SOCOM Network

Leonardo DRS has received a potential eight-year, $977 million deal to continue supporting Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) global telecommunications network, the Pentagon said Friday evening. The new blanket purchase agreement (BPA) tasks Leonardo DRS with providing commercial satellite communications capabilities and operations center support for SOCOM’s Global Access Network (GAN), and follows the company’s previous 17 years of work on the system. “We are dedicated to delivering a strong, secure and comprehensive technical solution that ensures U.S. Special Operations Forces…

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