Serco, the international provider of critical government services, has been awarded a task order to support the U.S. Army's Command Post Modernisation (CPMod) programme delivering mobile, scalable, and agile command and control capabilities to tactical formations.
Issued under the Army's Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) contract, the task order expands Serco's role in a programme the company has supported since 2019.
Serco will provide programme management, engineering, integration, testing, logistics, training, and sustainment to support a broad range of potential operational deployments.
Key responsibilities include:
- Integrating hardware and software onto tactical vehicle platforms
- Fabricating and installing the foundational infrastructure for mission equipment known as A-kit components
- Managing logistics and fielding activities
To support this work, Serco expects to add more than 200 job roles.
Anthony Kirby, Serco Group Chief Executive, said:
"We are incredibly proud to support the U.S. Army in this modernisation programme, delivering mobile, scalable, and agile command and control capabilities to field operations, increasing the number and speed of deployments, underpinned by technical innovation.
" This reflects our deep technical expertise and our role as a trusted defence partner in supporting the U.S. Army to transform how commanders operate on today's battlefield."
This contract follows other recent successes in defence:
- A £147m contract to deliver support for the U.S. Navy's in-service surface ships
- A five-year contract to operate, maintain and sustain the Solid State Phased Array Radar (SSPAR) at RAF Fylingdales in North Yorkshire.
- A contract to provide in-service support for the British Army's fleet of 512 marine vessels.
- An £80m contract for the Royal Australian Navy to provide HMAS Watson Navy Synthetic Warfare Training.
- Three contracts with a combined value of over £1bn to provide Maritime Services to the Royal Navy.
- A ten-year contract worth up to £1.5bn if all options are exercised, to run the Armed Forces Recruitment Service for all UK military personnel.
- A 25-year, CAN$490m (GBP £266m) contract to support the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).
- A new indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to continue supporting the US Navy's Submarine High Data Rate (SubHDR) antenna systems. The single-award contract vehicle has a ceiling value of US$97m (£72m).