Peraton

Peraton is contracted for work on the Minuteman system. Peraton is also a subcontractor in the management and operation of Sandia National Laboratory.

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Nuclear weapons

Until December 2024, Peraton held a $32.6 million contract for Missile Applications Software Support to the Minuteman III system.[i]

Peraton is also a subcontractor in the management and operation of Sandia National Laboratory, with National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia (NTESS) as primary contractor.[ii] Sandia National Laboratory is directly involved in the nuclear weapon modernisation programmes of at least the W88 Alt 37 warhead^[iii] and the new W39/Mk7 program[iv] ((both used for arming the submarine launched Trident II (D5) missiles)), the W87-1 warhead for the new U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile[v], the W80-4 warheads for the Long Range Standoff missiles^[vi], and the new B61-12 gravity bomb^[vii].[viii] Sandia National Laboratory was also one of the design agencies for the refurbishment of the W76-1 warhead for the Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles.^[ix]

Peraton also holds a $360 million contract running until 2039 to provide Nuclear Safety Cross-Check Analysis (NSCCA) and Nuclear Safety Analysis and Technical Evaluation (NSATE) support for the Minuteman III.[x]

[i] CONTRACT to PERATON INC. | USAspending, 5 April 2021. Available at: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA873021F8503_9700_47QTCK18D0011_4732 (Accessed: 10 December 2024);

Contracts for March 19, 2021 (2021) U.S. Department of Defense. Available at: > U.S. Department of Defense > Contract (Accessed: 10 December 2024).

[ii] Sandia National Laboratories contract (2017) Energy.gov, Section J, Appendix D, page 4. Available at: Sandia National Laboratories Contract | Department of Energy (Accessed: 10 December 2024).

^[iii] ‘W88 Alteration 370 Program’ (2023). National Nuclear Security Administration. Available at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-11/W88-ALT370_1123.pdf.

[iv] ‘W39/Mk7 Acquisition Program’ (2023).  National Nuclear Security Administration. Available at: W93_1123.pdf.

[v] ‘W87-1 Modification Program’ (2023).  National Nuclear Security Administration. Available at: W87-1_1123.pdf.

^[vi] ‘W80-4 Life Extension Program’(2023). National Nuclear Security Administration. Available at: W80-4_1123.pdf (energy.gov).

^[vii] ‘B61-12 Life Extension Program’ (2023). National Nuclear Security Administration. Available at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2023-04/B61-12%20042023.pdf.

[viii] ‘Fiscal Year 2024 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan’, National Nuclear Security Administration (2023), pp. F-26 – F-27. Available at: FY24SSMP_FINAL_NOVEMBER_2023_0.pdf (energy.gov).

^[ix] ‘W76-1 Life Extension Program’ (2019). National Nuclear Security Administration. Available at: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/02/f59/02-13-2019-Factsheet-W76-1%20LEP.pdf.

[x] IDV to PERATON INC. | USAspending, 31 March 2021. Avalable at: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_FA820721D1001_9700 (Accessed: 10 December 2024);
Contracts for March 25, 2021 (2021) U.S. Department of Defense. Available at: https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/2550918// (Accessed: 10 December 2024).

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