GALT Aerospace has received a potential five-year, $145.5 million contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to produce and deliver up to 20 SkyTower II Airborne Network Extension systems to the service branch.
USMC SkyTower II System Production Contract Scope
The San Diego-based company said Tuesday it will also provide associated engineering and logistics support for the Marine Air Ground Task Force Unmanned Expeditionary Medium Altitude Long Endurance, or MUX/MALE, program of the U.S. Navy under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.
In a Sept. 30 news release, the Department of Defense said Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting activity and will obligate funds upon issuance of individual orders.
In addition to San Diego, contract work will occur in Hawaii, Maryland, Arizona and other locations outside the continental U.S.
GALT Aerospace’s SkyTower II
SkyTower II is a podded gateway platform designed to provide cross-domain communications and data relay capability. It facilitates mission-critical data exchanges within contested or denied environments.
The GALT Aerospace-built system enables the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle to serve as a critical link between aviation and ground combat components, delivering enhanced command-and-control and multidomain situational awareness to warfighters.
“We are proud of our team that continues to demonstrate our increased capability to support the warfighter. The MQ-9A, serving as the airborne quarterback, represents a game-changing capability for multi-mission ISR. SkyTower II ensures that MUX/MALE reaches its full potential in the fight,” said Dave Webb, president and chief operations officer of GALT Aerospace.
GALT Aerospace is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business that builds and provides warfighter-centric platforms for airborne systems. The company applies commercial innovation best practices to defense and aerospace systems engineering.
