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Maxar public sector receives $192M NGA contract

Maxar Technologies’ Herndon-based public sector division has received a five-year contract worth up to $192 million from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the company announced Wednesday.

Under the contract, Maxar, which has its corporate headquarters in Colorado, will provide the U.S. Foreign Commercial Imagery Program, which includes multiple U.S. allies and partners with services including high-resolution, electro-optical, synthetic aperture radar and 3D products.

“Maxar is proud of our more than two decades’ experience supporting the sharing of critical, actionable geospatial information with U.S. allies and partners,” Tony Frazier, Maxar’s executive vice president and general manager of public sector Earth intelligence, said in a statement. “Maxar’s high-resolution 2D and 3D imagery and data products are integral for high-confidence mapping, planning and operational support, helping end users make faster, better decisions and saving lives, resources and time.”

Maxar employs more than 450 workers in Virginia.