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MicroTech awarded $750M Navy C3 contract

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Operations Specialist 3rd Class Sean McNamara, attached to Commander, Task Group 56.1, and Jim Bass, a contractor for Space and Naval Warfare Command (SPAWAR), test the connection with a MK18 mod 2 unmanned underwater vehicle on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Cardigan Bay during International Mine Countermeasures Exercise (IMCMEX) 16. IMCMEX 16 is a multilateral exercise using all aspects of defensive maritime infrastructure protection to demonstrate the global resolve to maintain freedom of navigation and the free flow of maritime commerce throughout the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Giorda/Released)

The Navy has awarded MicroTech a $750 million contract to provide C3 systems.

Under the five-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract awarded by Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, MicroTech will provide imagery and video systems, intercom equipment and intelligence support tools, according to a company news release.

The Navy will also get command and control equipment such as tactical workstations, processors and displays. The contract comprises one base year and four one-year options.

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.