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Army Taps L-3 for Potential $500M Data Link, Satcom Services Contract


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L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) has secured a potential five-year, $500 million contract to provide common data link and satellite communications support services to the U.S. Army.

The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract will run through Oct. 31, 2021 and the Army will assign work locations and funds to L-3 upon issuance of each order, the Defense Department said Friday.

The Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland received one bid for the procurement effort via an online-based solicitation.

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