“Amentum will execute this contract to ensure the Space Force maintains assured access to space in support of national security, exploration, and commercial missions,” said Mark Walter, president of Amentum Engineering & Technology group. “Our team has the unmatched experience and expertise to enable the Space Force to meet its mission demands today and transform for the space launches of tomorrow.”
The contract covers systems engineering, cybersecurity, integration, logistics, sustainment, operations, and programme management solutions to support Assured Access to Space (AATS) and modernise the Launch and Test Range System (LTRS). Enhancing the LTRS is expected to enable a high-cadence, multi-user spaceport model to serve national security, exploration, and commercial operations.
Amentum’s initiatives under SFRC include a consolidated LTRS strategy, Spaceport CONOPS, enhanced range resilience, digital transformation and modernisation, and the recruitment and retention of specialised technical talent such as machinists, radar specialists, data scientists, and engineers. “This award builds on decades of trusted performance supporting the nation’s space launch infrastructure,” said Steve Arnette, Amentum’s chief operating officer. “We’re leveraging that deep institutional knowledge, combined with our modern capabilities, to help the Space Force drive mission assurance, accelerate launch readiness, and realise the full potential of a multi-user spaceport future.”
The ten-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract begins on 1 June 2025. Work will take place across the Eastern and Western Ranges, including Patrick Space Force Base, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Vandenberg Space Force Base, and several geographically separated units, with transition activities starting immediately to ensure continuity and readiness for growing launch demand.
