Amentum wins $955M contract to maintain Air Force's Reaper fleet
A MQ-9 Reaper on display at an air show at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. Gettyimages.com/ Bill Chizek
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Nick Wakeman
The new five-year award continues Amentum's support of the long-endurance drone across U.S. bases and overseas locations.
Amentum is poised to continue helping the Air Force operate its fleet of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles under a new $955 million contract.
The company has been supporting the remotely piloted aircraft since 2018, when URS' federal services subsidiary won the Air Force contract. URS eventually became part of AECOM, which included that business in the portion spun off to create Amentum in 2020.
The MQ-Reaper is a long-endurance drone built by General Dynamics that can stay aloft for more than 12 hours. The Air Force uses the drone for long-endurance reconnaissance and surveillance missions, as well as the delivery of various weapons such as Hellfire missiles and laser-guided bombs.
Amentum will provide organizational-level maintenance services under the contract. This the frontline type of maintenance work to include pre- and post-flight inspections, scheduled servicing, and keeping the aircraft mission ready.
Three companies competed for the award, which the Defense Department announced in its Tuesday awards digest. The contract runs through Sept. 29, 2030.
We’ll have to wait until after the government shutdown ends before learning if any unsuccessful bidders decided to file a protest.
Work will take place at nine Air Force bases around the U.S., as well as some other overseas locations.