[Satellite TODAY 05-07-13] The U.S. Air Force has awarded ITT Exelis a $6.1 million contract to insert a modern data storage and memory technology into the Strategic Automated Command Control System (SACCS). The SACCS provides orders and pass codes authentication for Air Force nuclear weapons platforms, bombers, and support units.

 

    Exelis expects to complete the task within a nine-month period of performance with work, which began in April. The company also provides modernized crypto and ongoing technical support services for the SACCS on contracts previously awarded by the Air Force.