Sierra Nevada Corp. has secured a $700 million contract from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for the development and procurement of Radio Frequency Countermeasure (RFCM) systems.

The U.S Department of Defense said Wednesday that the Sierra Nevada won a $700 million for a contract to develop new Radio Frequency Countermeasures system to integrated onto AC-130J Ghostrider and MC-130J Commando II aircraft operated by Air Force Special Operations Command to help protect aircrews from air- and land-based enemy radar and missile systems.

This contract is funded with research, development, test and evaluation appropriation for fiscal 2020; and procurement appropriation for fiscal 2018, 2019 and 2020.

The RFCM suite is an integrated package of existing and future aircraft defensive systems which provides situational awareness and threat response processing that includes the advanced electronic warfare system, and future defensive systems.

The RFCM program provides USSOCOM-unique aircraft defensive capabilities required for USSOCOM missions.

The system supports the varied and critical Special Operation Forces missions including armed over-watch, aircraft refueling, close air support, and interdiction in the most sensitive and hostile territories.

The system provides the AC/MC-130J fleet with advanced aircraft protection and situational awareness for the battlespace of today and tomorrow.