# BAE Systems wins DoD contract to qualify 12-nanometer space chips

BAE Systems received a Defense Department contract to qualify radiation-hardened 12-nanometer microchips for space electronics, to be produced and tested at its Space Systems facility in Manassas, Virginia.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-12-06
- Where: Manassas, Virginia, United States
- Value: $24.5M
- Status: announced
- Products: radiation-hardened 12-nanometer microchips
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [BAE Systems](https://endata.com/companies/4538.md)
- [U.S. Department of Defense](https://endata.com/companies/4836.md) (customer)
- [United States Space Force](https://endata.com/companies/45306.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [spacenews.com](https://spacenews.com/bae-systems-to-supply-space-qualified-microchips-for-dod-programs/), 2021-12-06: "BAE Systems received a Defense Department contract to qualify a new version of integrated circuit chips for use in space electronics"
- [afcea.org](https://www.afcea.org/signal-media/contracting/space-force-relying-bae-miniature-serial-interface-gps-work), 2022-01-04: "BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been awarded a $24,538,730 cost-plus-incentive-fee modification..."

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