The United States has approved a project to maintain the command and control network of the Royal Saudi Air Force. Under the project, the Defense Department and private contractors would operate and maintain the Saudi air force's command, control, communications, computers and intelligence systems over the next three years. The project would ensure the deployment of U.S. personnel in several air force bases in the kingdom. The Pentagon has awarded a $16.6 million award to Abacus Technology Corp. for support for the C4I systems in the Saudi air force. The contract called for Abacus, based in Chevy Chase, Md., to provide 34 man-years of contractor engineering and technical support to the Royal Saudi Air Force for the "operation, maintenance and support of their C41 Systems each year for up to three years." A Pentagon statement said the contract would be conducted in "several locations in Saudi Arabia." The statement said no funds have yet been obligated.
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