Parsons secures $99 million U.S. Air Force task order for space and C2 software

Parsons (NYSE:PSN) announced Monday that it has been awarded a $99 million single-award task order from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to expand its development of advanced tactical command and control systems alongside space-based intelligence architectures.

The contract, executed as a follow-on order under the General Services Administration’s ALLIANT 2 multiple-award schedule, features a performance period of five years and two months.

Under the agreement, the defense technology integrator will lead research, development, engineering, prototyping, testing, and continuous sustainment for the Global Application Research, Development, Engineering and Maintenance 2 (GARDEM 2) Command and Control, Space and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C2-SpISR) software baselines.

The task order extends Parsons' established footprint in providing software solutions designed to synthesize and transform data across all-domain battlespaces.

The company's mandate covers the integration and modernization of its primary technical platforms, including C2Core Air, C2Core NetOps, the National Tactical Data Manager, and Integrated Solutions to Situational Awareness.

These systems provide real-time battlefield visibility, coordinate multi-sensor satellite data streams, and automate situational matrices for end-users across the Air Force, the broader defense apparatus, and the federal intelligence community.

A primary focal area of the extended contract will be the modernization and long-term sustainment of the C2Core Air capability.

Engineered jointly by the AFRL and Parsons, the specialized system is currently deployed across all active military Air Operations Centers.

The five-year sustainment window ensures operational continuity for the primary digital platform used to build air attack architectures and streamline secure data access in highly contested or communications-degraded operating environments.