
Peraton has secured a potential $218.6M blanket purchase agreement coveringĀ satellite communications services to U.S. African Command and its mission partners.
The company said Tuesday it will use satellites and emerging technology platforms from multiple commercial operators to support Africom as well as provide supportĀ through a network operations center.
David Myers, president of Peraton's communications sector, saidĀ the company uses anĀ approach to apply available commercial platforms to supportĀ customer missionsĀ "without being dependent on any particular satellite fleet or vendor assets."
U.S. Air Force Space Command and the Defense Information Systems Agency issued the BPA underĀ the Future Commercial SATCOM AcquisitionĀ program.
Peraton noted it currently supports Africom through other FCSA task orders, contract vehicles and industry partnerships.