(Reuters) -General Dynamics said on Thursday its information technology unit has secured an enterprise modernization contract worth $1.5 billion, to help support the U.S. Strategic Command, or STRATCOM. The new contract, awarded to General Dynamics in May, covers a one-year base period and six option years. Under the contract, General Dynamics will look to cut […]
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General Dynamics secures $1.5 billion IT contract for STRATCOM
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(Reuters) -General Dynamics said on Thursday its information technology unit has secured an enterprise modernization contract worth $1.5 billion, to help support the U.S. Strategic Command, or STRATCOM.
The new contract, awarded to General Dynamics in May, covers a one-year base period and six option years.
Under the contract, General Dynamics will look to cut costs and increase efficiency — including integrating artificial intelligence technologies — for STRATCOM.
STRATCOM is a military body under the Pentagon overseeing the U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal, among other functions.
The company’s technology unit already serves multiple combatant commands, including the U.S. Central Command.
(Reporting by Anshuman Tripathy in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli and Alan Barona)