Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) has won a $1.4bn Collaborative Operations for Battlespace Resilient Architecture (COBRA) task order from the US the Department of War (DoW) for multi-domain warfighting technologies.

The task order covers a five-year performance period and is scheduled to begin in late 2025.

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During this period, COBRA will use SAIC’s command and control (C2) knowledge and commercial solutions to expedite the creation and deployment of multi-domain warfighting technologies compatible with both current and future platforms.

SAIC will combine data from sea, land, air, space, and cyber domains to support worldwide military operations.

The scope of work covers digital engineering, the development of new systems for the Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2), modelling and simulation, rapid prototyping, quick-reaction capabilities (QRCs), testing, evaluation, user Concept of Operations (CONOPS), and data analysis. It also includes updates to uncrewed systems and cybersecurity, and others.

SAIC air force and combatant commands business group executive vice president Vincent DiFronzo said: “COBRA highlights the urgent need to deliver integrated, all-domain capabilities to our warfighters.

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“SAIC will use our proven experience, speed, and flexibility to fast-track warfighting technologies from concept to combat. With rigorous execution, we will rapidly deliver next-gen capabilities that accelerate decision superiority, strengthen readiness and enhance lethality.”

COBRA enables military commands to upgrade their current systems throughout the CJADC2 environment.

By incorporating SAIC’s mission integration capabilities and adopting open “plug and play” solutions designed to prevent vendor dependence, COBRA will allow commands to address urgent and evolving operational needs more rapidly.

SAIC chief technology officer Bob Ritchie said: “This $1.4bn COBRA award demonstrates the importance of technology-enabled decision superiority and mission outcomes for our customers. SAIC is proud to be a trusted mission integration partner of America’s warfighters innovating at the speed of mission need, now and in the future.”

In December 2024, SAIC secured a position on the $1.8bn Personnel and Readiness Infrastructure Support Management (PRISM) Multiple Award Task Order Contract vehicle.

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