Peraton

Peraton is involved in the maintenance and development of the Trident II (D5) for the US arsenal.

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Nuclear weapons

As a result of its acquisition of Northrop Grumman's IT and Mission Support Services Business, Peraton is now the recipient of a $6.7 million contract for Missile Applications Software Support to the Minuteman III system, previously held by Northrop Grumman,⁵ and has replaced Northrop Grumman as one of the subcontractors in the management and operation of Sandia National Laboratory, with National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia (NTESS) as primary contractor.⁶ Sandia National Laboratory is directly involved in the nuclear weapon modernisation programmes of at least the W88 Alt 37 warhead⁷ and the new W39/Mk7 program⁸ (both used for arming the submarine launched Trident II (D5) missiles), the W87-1 warhead for the U.S. Ground Based Strategic Deterrent,⁹ the W80-4 warheads for the Long Range Standoff missiles,¹⁰ and the new B61-12 gravity bomb.¹¹

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.¹²

Last updated: 2024-06-20 13:43:16

Notes

1.  Company (2024) | Peraton. Available at: Company | Peraton; Peraton (2024) | Veritas Capital. Available at: Veritas Capital.
2. PERATON COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF PERSPECTA, CREATING LEADING MISSION CAPABILITY INTEGRATOR AND TRANSFORMATIVE ENTERPRISE IT PROVIDER. Peraton, 6 May 2021. Available at: Peraton Completes Acquisition of Perspecta, Creating Leading Mission Capability Integrator and Transformative Enterprise IT Provider | Peraton.
3.  Missions (2024) | Peraton. Available at: Missions | Peraton.
4.  ‘PERATON 2022 EXPERT GUIDE’, Peraton (2022), p. 2. Available at: 2022-Peraton_ExpertGuide.pdf.

5. CONTRACT to PERATON INC. | USAspending, 5 April 2021. Available at: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_FA873021F8503_9700_47QTCK18D0011_4732 (Accessed: 11 December 2023); Contracts for March 19, 2021 (2021) U.S. Department of Defense. Available at: > U.S. Department of Defense > Contract (Accessed: 27 January 2024).

6.  Sandia National Laboratories contract (2017) Energy.gov, Section J, Appendix D, page 4. Available at: Sandia National Laboratories Contract | Department of Energy (Accessed: 11 December 2023).

7.  ‘W88 Alteration 370 Program’ (2023).  National Nuclear Security Administration. Available at: W88-ALT370_1123.pdf (energy.gov).

8.  ‘W39/Mk7 Acquisition Program’ (2023).  National Nuclear Security Administration. Available at: W93_1123.pdf (energy.gov).

9.  ‘W87-1 Modification Program’ (2019).  National Nuclear Security Administration. Available at: 2019-03-08-FACTSHEET-W87-1.pdf (energy.gov).

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

11.  ‘B61-12 Life Extension Program’ (2023). National Nuclear Security Administration. Available at: B61-12 042023.pdf (energy.gov); ‘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).

12.  IDV to PERATON INC. | USAspending, 31 March 2021. Avalable at: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_FA820721D1001_9700 (Accessed: 3 January 2024);
    Contracts for March 25, 2021 (2021) U.S. Department of Defense. Available at: https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/2550918// (Accessed: 11 January 2024).