Intel/GEOINT

NGA awards prime contract for mobile aeronautical tech

By Michael Peck

Apr 10, 2017

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Robert, target system analyst assigned to the 15th Intelligence Squadron, 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, 363rd ISR Wing provides training using a simulated satellite constellation at Langley Air Force Base, Va., May 24, 2016. The 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing brings analysis, targeting, and ISR support to special operations forces, focusing on the needs of the tactical and operational warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Derek Seifert)

Hilton Software has been awarded a prime contract by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for mobile aeronautical technology.

Under the five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, Hilton will provide "multi-platform world-wide mobile aeronautical solutions," according to a company news release. The total contract value is $17 million.

The Aeronautical Mobile Application supports the Department of Defense, civilian agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration, and government foreign partners "with leading-edge mobile technologies and geospatial navigation data," Hilton said.

About Michael Peck

Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him on X at @Mipeck1. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.

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