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Homeland Security

CBP Selects Systems Engineering Services For New Multirole Enforcement Aircraft

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 29th, 2022

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CBP Selects Systems Engineering Services For New Multirole Enforcement Aircraft

The Multirole Enforcement Aircraft provided by Sierra Nevada Corp. to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Photo: SNC

Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday awarded Systems Engineering Services, LLC (SES), a potential $259.6 million for nine multirole enforcement aircraft land interdiction (MEA LI) aircraft, which will complement the agency’s fleet of 29 MEA aircraft. The initial award to SES, based in Huntsville, Ala., is for $28.2 million and covers the first aircraft, which the award notice says is a prototype. The contract contains four one-year ordering periods. The legacy MEA is supplied by Sierra Nevada Corp. and is…

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