KBR, specializing in defensive, engineering and technological solutions for the US government and commercial sector, She concluded a contract on $176 million to maintain and upgrade the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site (AMOS) — a strategic object, which is a key element of the US space surveillance system.
Contract details
As part of the contract, KBR will be responsible for:
- AMOS operational support
- Equipment maintenance
- Modernization of old space sensors
What is AMOS and why is it needed??
Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site (AMOS) is a high-altitude center, located at a height 10 000 feet (≈3 050 city) on the island Maui, Hawaii. AMOS has played an important role in the US military space surveillance system since the Cold War.
- Original purpose (1950-those years): Monitoring of missile tests.
- Modern tasks:
- Satellite tracking
- Space debris monitoring
- Monitoring potential threats from orbit
AMOS operates under the direction of the Air Force Research Laboratory (Affl) and the 15th Space Surveillance Squadron of the U.S. Space Force. The facility is part of a global network Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS), which tracks objects in deep space.
Why this contract is important to KBR?
KBR is a defense contractor headquartered in Houston, which has $7 billion annual turnover.
- IN 2020 year company acquired by Centauri for $800 million.
- This expanded her competence in the field space sensors and satellite tracking.
Obtaining this contract strengthens KBR's position in space defense and confirms its role in the development of American space monitoring systems.
Source: https://spacenews.com/kbr-wins-176-million-contract-to-modernize-u-s-space-surveillance-site/