General Dynamics Gets Army Nod to Produce Advanced Operational Environment Systems

General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona, was awarded a $296,100,000 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract for the production of Prophet Enhanced systems. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 15, 2020. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity (W56KGY-17-D-0006).

According to the company, the Army's Prophet system is a 24-7, all weather, near-real-time, ground-based, tactical signals intelligence/electronic warfare capability organic that is supplied to brigade combat teams (BCTs), Stryker BCT (SBCT), and battlefield surveillance brigades.