$272,580,355
to GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
UAS OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES
Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.
What the model surfaced from this award
Operational and maintenance services for unmanned aircraft systems supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection border surveillance and enforcement.
The latest obligation on a 2018 border-security contract reflects sustained federal investment in autonomous surveillance capabilities for southern border operations.
General Atomics maintains ongoing production and support infrastructure for MQ-9 Reaper and related UAS platforms serving federal law enforcement.
U.S. reliance on domestic UAS for border security reflects strategic shift away from foreign drone dependence; China competes in commercial and military UAS markets.
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