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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of War (DOW) announced an increase in the size of its contract with General Dynamics, a global aerospace and defense company, by $39,307,155. This contract modification will support the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) ground management, integration, operation, and sustainment efforts.
The supplemental funding will verify and validate PWSA system capability readiness and performance and raises the contract ceiling for materials. In addition to Grand Forks, work will also be performed in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Huntsville, Ala. The Space Development Agency (SDA) is the contracting organization. Grand Forks Air Force Base hosts SDA’s ground-based Operations Center North where PWSA satellites are remotely piloted.
“We all know that North Dakota is on the front lines of innovation for our national defense, and certainly, Grand Forks is central to the mission,” said U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), chair of the Senate Armed Services Airland Subcommittee and co-chair of the Senate Space Force Caucus. “This contract modification strengthens our military presence, it really invests directly in the Grand Forks Air Force Base community, and it ensures our warfighters get the advanced capabilities they need without any delay. As we know, there’s a lot of delay in this business, but we’re finally moving along quickly on modernization, acquisition, and deployment.”
The project is expected to be completed by August 2027. The cumulative face value of the contract is $1,085,940,546.