SAIC Awarded $928 Million Prototype Engineering and Mission Integration Contract
SAIC (NASDAQ: SAIC) has secured a significant $928 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (AF TENCAP). The HOPE 2.0 contract, spanning five years starting July 2025, focuses on prototype engineering and mission integration services.
The company will provide comprehensive Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation services to create near program-ready prototypes, leveraging advanced commercial technologies for improved warfighting capabilities. Key focus areas include sensor and data fusion, command and control improvements, and innovative cyberspace capabilities, supporting 65 agencies and commands across the DoD and Intelligence Community.
SAIC (NASDAQ: SAIC) ha ottenuto un importante contratto da 928 milioni di dollari dalla U.S. Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (AF TENCAP). Il contratto HOPE 2.0, della durata di cinque anni a partire da luglio 2025, si concentra su servizi di ingegneria prototipale e integrazione missione.
L'azienda fornirà servizi completi di Ricerca, Sviluppo, Test e Valutazione per creare prototipi quasi pronti per il programma, sfruttando tecnologie commerciali avanzate per migliorare le capacità operative militari. Le aree chiave includono la fusione di sensori e dati, il miglioramento del comando e controllo e capacità innovative nel cyberspazio, supportando 65 agenzie e comandi del Dipartimento della Difesa e della Comunità di Intelligence.
SAIC (NASDAQ: SAIC) ha asegurado un importante contrato de 928 millones de dólares con la Fuerza Aérea de EE.UU. para la Explotación Táctica de Capacidades Nacionales (AF TENCAP). El contrato HOPE 2.0, con una duración de cinco años a partir de julio de 2025, se centra en servicios de ingeniería de prototipos e integración de misiones.
La empresa proporcionará servicios integrales de Investigación, Desarrollo, Pruebas y Evaluación para crear prototipos casi listos para programa, utilizando tecnologías comerciales avanzadas para mejorar las capacidades de combate. Las áreas clave incluyen la fusión de sensores y datos, mejoras en el mando y control, y capacidades innovadoras en el ciberespacio, apoyando a 65 agencias y comandos del Departamento de Defensa y la Comunidad de Inteligencia.
SAIC (NASDAQ: SAIC)는 미국 공군 전술 국가 역량 활용(AF TENCAP)으로부터 9억 2,800만 달러 규모의 계약을 확보했습니다. HOPE 2.0 계약은 2025년 7월부터 시작하여 5년간 진행되며, 프로토타입 엔지니어링 및 임무 통합 서비스에 중점을 둡니다.
회사는 첨단 상용 기술을 활용하여 전쟁 수행 능력을 향상시키기 위한 거의 프로그램 준비가 된 프로토타입을 만들기 위해 종합적인 연구, 개발, 테스트 및 평가 서비스를 제공합니다. 주요 중점 분야는 센서 및 데이터 융합, 지휘 통제 개선, 혁신적인 사이버 공간 능력이며, 국방부 및 정보 커뮤니티 내 65개 기관 및 지휘부를 지원합니다.
SAIC (NASDAQ : SAIC) a obtenu un contrat important de 928 millions de dollars de la part de l’US Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (AF TENCAP). Le contrat HOPE 2.0, d’une durée de cinq ans à partir de juillet 2025, porte sur des services d’ingénierie de prototypes et d’intégration de missions.
L’entreprise fournira des services complets de recherche, développement, test et évaluation pour créer des prototypes quasi prêts pour le programme, en exploitant des technologies commerciales avancées afin d’améliorer les capacités de combat. Les domaines clés incluent la fusion de capteurs et de données, les améliorations du commandement et du contrôle, ainsi que des capacités innovantes dans le cyberespace, soutenant 65 agences et commandements au sein du Département de la Défense et de la communauté du renseignement.
SAIC (NASDAQ: SAIC) hat einen bedeutenden 928-Millionen-Dollar-Vertrag von der U.S. Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (AF TENCAP) erhalten. Der HOPE 2.0-Vertrag erstreckt sich über fünf Jahre ab Juli 2025 und konzentriert sich auf Prototypenengineering und Missionsintegration.
Das Unternehmen wird umfassende Forschungs-, Entwicklungs-, Test- und Evaluierungsdienstleistungen bereitstellen, um nahezu programmfertige Prototypen zu erstellen und dabei fortschrittliche kommerzielle Technologien zur Verbesserung der Kampffähigkeiten zu nutzen. Wichtige Schwerpunkte sind Sensor- und Datenfusion, Verbesserungen bei Führung und Kontrolle sowie innovative Cyber-Fähigkeiten, die 65 Behörden und Kommandos im Verteidigungsministerium und der Geheimdienstgemeinschaft unterstützen.
- Secured substantial $928 million contract with 5-year duration
- Partnership with 65 agencies and commands across DoD and Intelligence Community
- Collaboration with more than dozen traditional and non-traditional defense companies
- Strategic alignment with DoD's Software Acquisition Pathway
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SAIC secures major $928M defense contract strengthening its position in critical defense technology integration.
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The contract scope is particularly valuable as it spans multiple domains (air, space, cyber) and aligns perfectly with the Pentagon's current priorities—including data fusion, command and control improvements in complex environments, and enhanced battlespace awareness. This alignment with DoD's strategic direction matters as defense budgets increasingly favor technological superiority and integration capabilities over traditional platforms.
What makes this win strategically significant is SAIC's designation as integration partner across 65 agencies and commands spanning both DoD and Intelligence Community. This extensive cross-agency role creates relationship advantages that extend beyond this single contract. Their partnerships with "more than a dozen traditional and non-traditional defense companies" further positions SAIC as a central nexus within the defense industrial base.
The contract's focus on "near program of record ready prototypes" indicates this work could potentially lead to larger production opportunities if successful. While prototype development typically carries different margin profiles than production contracts, it establishes preferred positioning for follow-on work.
This award demonstrates SAIC's continued competitive strength in a crowded field of systems integrators and reinforces the company's market position in critical national security domains where data integration capabilities are increasingly valued.
HOPE 2.0 contract will support Air Force TENCAP to continue exploiting National capabilities to deliver rapid, cost-dominant, secure, and innovative all-domain warfighting solutions to address urgent DoD operational needs
RESTON, Va., June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- America’s leading mission integrator, Science Applications International Corp. (NASDAQ: SAIC), has been awarded the Hyper-Innovative Operational Prototype Engineering (HOPE) 2.0 contract in support of the U.S. Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (AF TENCAP). This
A congressionally-mandated rapid-acquisition organization, AF TENCAP exploits existing air, space, cyber, national, and global Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems to accelerate delivery of innovative and secure warfighting capabilities across Air Force and Joint military missions for the Department of Defense (DoD).
The HOPE 2.0 contract integrates Intelligence Community capabilities with urgent DoD operational needs. SAIC will provide comprehensive Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) mission engineering services to help AF TENCAP create near program of record ready prototypes that lead to improved warfighting superiority and decision dominance in all domains.
“To deter conflict and win wars in today’s data-centric battlefield, warfighters must have integrated actionable data including the full power of Intelligence Community capabilities,” said Vincent DiFronzo, SAIC Executive Vice President of Air Force and Combatant Commands Business Group. “Using our proven expertise in rapid mission integration, SAIC leverages advanced commercial technologies to keep the DoD on the cutting edge of all-domain warfighting capabilities.”
SAIC’s efforts will include:
- Utilizing sensor and data fusion to maintain decision dominance
- Improving command and control (C2) decisions in complex environments
- Integrating new materials and manufacturing processes
- Fusing data to ensure accurate status of threat and friendly forces
- Supporting unique requirements of Special Operations Forces
- Enhancing battlespace awareness
- Increasing air superiority and interoperability
- Developing innovative cyberspace capabilities
Incorporating warfighter feedback, SAIC will support rapid prototype development and mission integration for AF TENCAP and its 65 agencies and commands across the DoD and Intelligence Community. This includes partnering with more than a dozen traditional and non-traditional defense companies to deliver the nation's most advanced technology to DoD Combatant Commands.
“SAIC is proud to be a partner of choice to accelerate next-gen warfighting concepts into operational reality,” said DiFronzo. “We’re excited to help Air Force TENCAP achieve evolutionary and revolutionary warfighting improvements in capability, performance, and cost savings. In a larger strategic sense, HOPE 2.0 shows the urgent need of a data-centric mission integration approach for the military, intelligence, and space communities. TENCAP’s rapid development approach is fully aligned with DoD’s Software Acquisition Pathway and will be essential to contribute to national priorities such as deterrence in the Pacific and Golden Dome for America, keeping our military the best in the world.”
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SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500 mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
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