David Hathaway, President, MANTECH’s Defense & Space Sector
HERNDON, Va., Sept. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MANTECH, a leading provider of Cyber, Data and AI, Digital and other mission-focused technology solutions, announced today it has been awarded a 5-year, $345 million contract in support of Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division. MANTECH will deliver Research and Development (R&D) on Command, Control, Communications, & Intelligence (C3I) and Cyber Capabilities under the DTIC IAC MAC vehicle. These DoD IAC MAC task orders (TOs) are awarded by the U.S. Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron to develop and create new knowledge for the enhancement of the DTIC repository and the R&D and Science & Technology (S&T) communities.
“As cyber threats evolve in sophistication and scale, safeguarding our national security infrastructure demands tech-forward innovation and cognitive cyber resilience,” said MANTECH CEO & President Matt Tait. “This significant new task order enables MANTECH to bring our advanced digital engineering, AI capabilities, and cyber expertise to bear for NSWC Crane and the Expeditionary C3 and Cyber Division (MXL). The end result: our nation’s warfighters maintain an unrivaled strategic advantage across every contested digital domain.”
MANTECH will perform research, development and engineering related to electronic warfare, strategic missions, and expeditionary warfare with emphasis on expeditionary C3I and cyber capabilities.
This work includes R&D, engineering, integration, testing, training, laboratory research, field engineering, and acquisition and operations analysis.
“Our tech-forward capabilities will span such critical technology areas as integrating sensing and cyber as well as program and project support for defensive cyber technologies, mission assurance and resilience capabilities for the tactical network environment,” said Defense Sector President David Hathaway. “What sets MANTECH apart is our mission depth, our tech forward approach and our ability to deliver the technology and innovation that solves seemingly insurmountable mission challenges.”
ABOUT THE DOD IAC PROGRAM
The DoD Information Analysis Center (IAC), sponsored by the Defense Technical Information Center, provides technical data management and research support for DoD and federal government users. Established in 1946, the IAC program serves the DoD science & technology (S&T) and acquisition communities to drive innovation and technological developments by enhancing collaboration through integrated scientific and technical information development and dissemination for the DoD and broader S&T community.
ABOUT MANTECH
MANTECH provides mission-focused technology solutions and services for U.S. Defense, Space, Health, Intelligence and Homeland Security agencies. In business for more than 57 years, we are a leading provider of AI solutions that power full-spectrum cyber, data collection and analytics, enterprise IT, high-end engineering, and software application development solutions that support national and homeland security. Additional information on MANTECH can be found at www.MANTECH.com.
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