HII’s Mission Technologies secures $305M DIA contract

Huntington Ingalls Industries’ McLean-based Mission Technologies division won a $305 million Defense Intelligence Agency contract to provide intelligence analysis and operational support services for the Joint Intelligence Operations Center – Korea, assisting the United States Forces Korea (USFK), HII announced Tuesday.

Under the recompeted task order, HII will also assist USFK with organizing the Korean Theater of Operations intelligence activities.

The contract has a five-year term and is an extension of work performed under a previous contract the DIA awarded in 2019.

“We are excited about the opportunity to expand our relationship with the USFK and support its important mission while working in close coordination with the joint staff, service components and intelligence agencies,” Todd Gentry, president of Mission Technologies’ C5ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) business group, said in a statement. “Our experts have a long history assessing and advising on national security issues and are committed to protecting U.S. regional interests.”

Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries is the nation’s largest military shipbuilder. The Fortune 500 company employs more than 44,000 workers and is Virginia’s largest industrial employer. Its Newport News Shipbuilding division is the United States’ only manufacturer of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The Mission Technologies division has more than 7,000 employees and more than 100 facilities globally.