10 November 2015
The United States Air Force has awarded
Harris Corporation a $40 million nine-month
extension of the Network and Space Operations
and Maintenance contract to support the Air
Force Satellite Control Network at two network
control locations in the U.S. and at antenna
sites throughout the world. The contract was
awarded during the first quarter of Harris’
fiscal 2016.
Under the contract, Harris will provide operations,
maintenance and logistics support to Air Force satellite
operations at the 50th Space Wing at Schriever Air Force
Base, Colorado, and other worldwide locations, including
Colorado Springs, Colorado; Vandenberg Air Force Base,
California; Diego Garcia Station; Guam Tracking Station
at Andersen Air Force Base; Hawaii Tracking Station at
Kaena Point; New Boston Air Force Station, New
Hampshire; Eastern Vehicle Checkout Facility, Cape
Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida; and Thule Tracking
Station, Thule Air Base, Greenland.
“We have helped the 50th Space Wing
provide critical information to decision makers and
those on the front line reliably and cost effectively
for more than 19 years,” said Wayne Lucernoni,
president, Harris Mission Sustainment. “The Air Force
Satellite Control Network is crucial to our national
security, and Harris is committed to providing mission
excellence.”
