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General Atomics Wins $349Mln Contract for US Air Force Drones

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General Atomics has won a more than one third of a billion dollar contract to provide support services for the US Air Force fleet of Predator and Reaper... 23.12.2016, Sputnik International

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General Atomics Wins $349Mln Contract for US Air Force Drones

00:47 GMT 23.12.2016 (Updated: 11:27 GMT 06.08.2022)

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General Atomics has won a more than one third of a billion dollar contract to provide support services for the US Air Force fleet of Predator and Reaper drones, the Department of Defense announced.

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Under the terms of the contract, General Atomics will provide support and services for MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial systems, the Pentagon stated on Thursday.

The company will provide program management, logistics support, technical and software maintenance, flight operations support, depot repair and depot field maintenance and other services, the Defense Department explained.

Work on the contract will be performed at Poway, California, and is expected to be completed by December 31, 2017, the Defense Department added.