GDIT Wins $510 Million Army Task Order for Global C5ISR-M Support

General Dynamics Information Technology has won a $510 million task order from the US Army Communications-Electronics Command to keep the service’s command, control and communications equipment supported around the world. The Worldwide Field Support award runs for five years, made up of one base year and four option years.

GDIT, the IT and mission-support arm of General Dynamics, said the work was awarded in July and announced it on 29 September. It covers logistics, sustainment and maintenance at 190 locations, including Army bases and installations.

What the Task Order Covers

CECOM sustains what the Army calls C5ISR-M systems: command, control, communications, IT, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and medical equipment. GDIT’s release described them as the central nervous system of military operations.

Under the task order, the company will provide hardware and software support and field maintenance, and will deploy personnel to forward locations so soldiers can operate the equipment. The systems named include radios, command-and-control equipment and environmental control units. GDIT will support both current and future C5ISR-M assets, and the customer includes coalition forces as well as US units.

The release does not give a breakdown by location or say how many people will deploy. It also does not say whether GDIT is replacing another contractor or continuing existing work. The company’s wording, that it will “continue providing” these services, points to the latter.

A Busy Stretch for GDIT’s Army Business

Brian Sheridan, GDIT’s senior vice president for Defense, tied the award to the changing threat picture. “From low-cost drones to sophisticated cyber threats, the battlefield is evolving faster than ever and increasing risks to our soldiers,” he said.

The order follows a $1.3 billion contract, awarded last month, for enterprise IT and cybersecurity services for the Army National Guard and other federal partners, Army Technology reported. GDIT also lists enterprise IT for US Army Europe, global integrated base defense sustainment support, flight school training and mission training complex support among its Army work.

Field support contracts get less attention than weapons awards, but they decide whether radios and command systems work when units deploy. Similar sustainment and cyber work is contested by other large integrators. Leidos, for example, won a $301 million Army cyber defence contract in August.

General Dynamics Behind the Unit

GDIT is based in Falls Church, Virginia, and is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). The parent group says it employs more than 120,000 people and reported $52.6 billion in revenue in 2025. Its businesses span business aviation, ship construction and repair, land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions, and technology services.

The company did not say when work under the new task order begins in earnest, and the option years will depend on Army funding and performance in the base period.

Source: GDIT; Army Technology.