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Pentagon Contract Announcement

  • (Source: US Department of Defense)
  • 12:00 AM, November 27, 2008
  • 565
The Air Force is awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, San Diego, Calif. Not-to-Exceed $115,158,656.>> This effort is for 16 Global War on Terror, MQ-9 Reaper, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.>> At this time $52,927,284 has been obligated.>> 703 AESG/SYK, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, is the contracting activity (FA8620-05-G-3028).>> -ends->
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