# DoD awards $6M contract to SolAero Technologies for solar cell production expansion

The US Department of Defense signed a $6 million contract with SolAero Technologies to expand its domestic production capability and capacity for advanced satellite solar cells and panels, sustaining critical industrial base capability during the COVID-19 pandemic.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-06-02
- Where: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
- Value: $6.00M
- Status: announced
- Products: satellite solar cells, solar panels
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [US Department of Defense](https://endata.com/companies/4254.md) (customer)
- [SolAero Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/22011.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [semiconductor-today.com](https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2020/jun/5nplus-010620.shtml), 2020-06-02: "The Department of Defense has also signed a $6m contract with SolAero Technologies of Albuquerque, NM, USA ... to sustain critical domestic industrial base capability for satellite solar array panels during the COVID-19 pandemic."

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