Parsons Advances U.S. Air Force Innovation With $99 Million Task Order
CHANTILLY, Va.,1st June 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company was awarded a $99 million single-award task order to provide research, development, engineering, prototyping, integration, testing, and demonstration of technologies in support of Global Application Research, Development, Engineering and Maintenance 2 (GARDEM 2) Command and Control, Space and Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C2-SpISR) software baselines. The award from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) includes a five-year plus two-month performance period and expands Parsons’ leadership in delivering advanced software solutions across the all-domain battlespace.

The task order, awarded under the ALLIANT 2 multiple award schedule, is a follow-on to the current GARDEM contract. Under the task order, Parsons will continue to develop, integrate, test, demonstrate, and sustain innovative C2SpISR technologies like the company’s C2Core Air, C2Core NetOps, National Tactical Data Manager, and Integrated Solutions to Situational Awareness. These capabilities enhance AFRL’s ability to deliver next-generation software baselines and prototypes that support the U.S. Air Force, the Department of War, the Intelligence Community, and other federal agency end users. This award continues support for the C2Core Air capability developed by AFRL and Parsons, with deployments across all Air Operations Centers (AOCs), for the next five years.
“Parsons advances the U.S. Air Force mission by integrating technologies, transforming data, and delivering modernized C2 and space‑based ISR capabilities with speed and precision,” said Mike Kushin, president, Defense and Intelligence for Parsons. “As threats evolve, maintaining ISR dominance demands continuous innovation and modernization. That’s the work our team leads, and we are proud to expand our long‑standing support to the Air Force Research Laboratory, strengthening their efforts to deliver the next generation of warfighting technologies.”
Parsons is an agile, rapid developer of transformative solutions that strengthen national security and deliver mission-ready capabilities at the speed of relevance. It has supported the Department of the Air Force for decades with expertise spanning space operations, full-spectrum cyber operations, network modernization, edge computing, and next-generation command and control. The company has been a mission partner to AFRL for over 25 years, delivering research, development, integration, and sustainment capabilities that enable rapid decision-making and multi-domain operational effectiveness.
To learn more about Parsons’ all-domain solutions, visit https://www.parsons.com/all-domain-solutions/.
About Parsons:
Parsons (NYSE: PSN) is a leading disruptive technology provider in the national security and global infrastructure markets, with capabilities across cyber and electronic warfare, space and missile defense, transportation, water and environment, urban development, and critical infrastructure protection. Please visit Parsons.com and follow us on LinkedIn to learn how we’re making an impact.

