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The Pentagon regularly contracts with private companies to modernize and maintain national defense systems, including NORAD and related facilities.
The Pentagon awarded a contract to Amentum Technology for approximately $572.3 million. The funds will support maintenance of missile warning systems and legacy space command and control systems at the NORAD bunker on Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. The estimated completion of work under the contract is scheduled for September 2033.
"Amentum Technology, Tullahoma, Tennessee, was awarded a $572.3 million contract... for the Integrated Tactical Warning, Attack Assessment and Space Support program," the agency said in a statement.
The funds will go toward maintaining the North American Aerospace Defense Command's missile warning systems and legacy space command and control systems at the NORAD military bunker on Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado, the Pentagon said.
The estimated completion of the work is scheduled for September 2033.

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