Evistacom to provide capability to ID adversaries

Evistacom has been awarded a $90 million contract for combat identification.

Under the contract, the company will "provide the capability to decisively establish the identity of adversaries and effectively link that identity to other information for Department of Defense, coalition and regional partners," according to the DoD contract announcement.

The contract was awarded by Army Contracting Command. The work is scheduled to be completed by March 2021.

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