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SAIC-Led Team Selected to Support NATO Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile Defense

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NATO's Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (ALTBMD) program has selected a SAIC-led team, known as TEAMSAIC, to support the integration of existing and planned national weapon systems, sensors, battle management, command, control, and communications. The six-year contract, valued at an estimated US$95 million, will be performed primarily in the Netherlands, with most of the work focused on developing and verifying proposed ALTBMD architectures using an integration test bed. This effort aims to create an integrated defense system for the protection of alliance military forces and critical assets. The SAIC-led team will collaborate with NATO to apply advanced architectures, modeling, simulation, and prototyping to create a seamless and efficient air and missile defense system.

Key Takeaways:

  • SAIC, in partnership with a multinational team, has been selected to support NATO's Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile Defense (ALTBMD) program.
  • The team, known as TEAMSAIC, will work over a six-year period to integrate existing and planned national weapon systems, sensors, battle management, command, control, and communications.
  • The contract, valued at an estimated US$95 million, will be performed primarily in the Netherlands.
  • The SAIC-led team will develop and verify proposed ALTBMD architectures using an integration test bed.
  • The effort aims to create an integrated defense system for the protection of alliance military forces and critical assets.
  • The team consists of members from six NATO nations, including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
  • Team members include Datamat SpA, Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Co. KG, European Aerodynamic Defence Systems (EADS) - Space, Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH (IABG), QinetiQ, the Raytheon Company, Thales, ThalesRaytheonSystems, and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO).

Statistics:

  • Estimated contract value: US$95 million
  • Duration of the contract: six years
  • Number of countries participating in the team: six (France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States)
  • Number of team members: over 10 organizations from NATO countries
  • Revenues for SAIC in FY2006: US$7.8 billion
  • Number of employees at SAIC: over 43,000 in over 150 cities worldwide

Sources:

  • SAIC press release, "SAIC Selected to Negotiate Contract to Support NATO Active Layered Theater Ballistic Missile Defense Program," September 18, 2006
  • SAIC website, "About SAIC," accessed on [date]
  • SAIC Form 10-K, "Annual Report," January 31, 2006
  • SAIC website, "Press Release," accessed on [date]

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