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Air Force

URS Wins $3.6 Billion Air Force Contract For Unmanned Aircraft Services

By Marc Selinger

Friday, April 7th, 2017

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URS Wins $3.6 Billion Air Force Contract For Unmanned Aircraft Services

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $3.6 billion, 17-year contract to AECOM [ACM] URS Federal Services for remotely piloted aircraft services, the Pentagon announced April 6.URS, of Germantown, Md., will provide testing, tactics development, advanced training, and joint and Air Force urgent operational need missions, the announcement says. The work will be performed at three Nevada sites -- Nevada Test and Training Range, Creech Air Force Base and Tonopah Test Range Airfield -- and be completed by 2034.The Air…

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