Peraton corporation, a national security service provider has made it to the headlines for bagging $14.9 million Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) and SCOM (Secure Communications Operations and Maintenance) 5-year indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contract with the United States Army. As per credible source, under Ground-based Midcourse Defense and SCOM, Peraton Corporation is assigned with operating and maintaining Military Strategic, Tactical and Relay (MILSTAR), Defense Satellite Communication System, DSRN (Defense Red Switch Network) equipment & terminals at Fort Greely in Alaska. The contract backs the Missile Defense Agency’s facility of secure, end-to-end communication connectivity for the United States Army Network Enterprise Technology Command- 516th Signal Brigade, 311th Signal Command Theater & 59th Signal Battalion. For the record, Peraton Corporation provides reliable solutions to sensitive and mission-critical programs & systems in the U.S. As an innovative, reliable provider of highly differentiated space, defense, intelligence, cyber, homeland-security & communication capabilities, Peraton is a crucial partner to the intelligence community, Defense Dept., federal agencies & commercial entities. Roger Mason, President of Space, Intelligence & Cyber sector, was reportedly quoted saying that the team is enthused to provide support for the national security mission. Peraton Corporation has been executing such services since 2009 and after receiving third successive contract award with GMD SCOM, will expand the partnership for additional 5 years, Mason added. As the backbone of Unites States military global satellite communications, Defense Satellite Communication System constellation delivers nuclear-hardened, high data rate, anti-jam, long haul communications for ground mobile Army forces, airborne terminals for the Air Force, Navy ships, The White House Communication Agency, The State Department & other users worldwide. Reportedly, the Peraton Corporation has been 6 times acclaimed as the Defense Information Systems Agency Pacific Facility of the year and as the Defense Information Systems Agency Global Facility of the year in 2014. Along with proficiency in satellite communications, Military Strategic, Tactical and Relay (MILSTAR) & Defense Red Switch Network (DSRN), Peraton has delivered performance quality in progressing mission success. Source credit: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/peraton-awarded-14-9m-ground-based-midcourse-defense-contract-300852642.html