$482,314,982
to BAE SYSTEMS SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS INC.
ENGINEERING SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT LEADING TO THE DELIVERY OF THE OMPS PROTOFLIGHT MODEL AND SUPPORT.
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What the model surfaced from this award
Latest obligation on a 2010 NASA contract for engineering and delivery of the OMPS Protoflight atmospheric monitoring satellite instrument.
OMPS is critical for continuous ozone and air-quality monitoring; this 16-year contract ensures unbroken Earth observation capability through 2029.
BAE Systems' sustained role as prime integrator for NASA's Earth science payloads anchors a supply chain of optical, electronics, and systems-engineering subcontractors.
U.S. atmospheric monitoring independence; China lacks equivalent long-term civilian Earth-observation commitments, giving the U.S. strategic advantage in climate and environmental intelligence.
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