Mentioned:Valiant$260M · Contract Award
Valiant has won a five-year, $260 million contract from Army Contracting Command-Orlando to support the Army National Guard's Mission Command Training Support Program. The work builds on Valiant's ongoing support of the MCTSP since 2018.
What's happening
- Valiant will provide leader development, staff planning, mission rehearsal exercises, and Command and Control Information System support for Guard units nationwide.
- The contract covers live, virtual and constructive simulations, scenario development, gaming and simulation support, communications and network services for division-, brigade-, battalion-level formations and individual soldiers.
- Valiant has been executing the MCTSP since 2018 and will continue the program for five years under this award.
Why it matters
- The Army National Guard depends on realistic, scalable training systems to maintain readiness across 50 states and territories without duplicating expensive live-fire or deployment-grade infrastructure.
- Mission command training directly affects how Guard units execute operational planning and execution in response to evolving national security demands worldwide.
- Valiant's existing 2018 contract renewal demonstrates continuity in a critical Guard training capability, reducing program risk and training schedule disruptions.
Going deeper
- The contract supports training at multiple echelons simultaneously, from individual soldiers to division-level staffs, requiring scalable simulation and exercise infrastructure.
- Valiant's CEO Daniel Simms, who spent six years in the Maryland Army National Guard before joining industry in 2007, leads execution of Guard-focused training strategy.
- Valiant also won a separate five-year, $131 million contract from Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division earlier in September 2026 for Navy aviator and aircrew training at four Atlantic Fleet sites.
Financial impact
- Revenue will be recognized over five years under the $260 million ceiling, with obligated funds and annual task order amounts not disclosed in available sources.
- The award extends Valiant's position in Army training and simulation, following the company's September 2026 Navy contract, broadening its defense training backlog.
- Timing of revenue recognition contingent on annual task order issuance and exercised option years within the five-year contract period.
The fine print
- Contract value of $260 million is the five-year ceiling; actual obligated funds and annual funding schedules not disclosed.
- Valiant has continuously performed MCTSP work since 2018, but this award structure and renewal terms differ from prior contract vehicle not specified in available records.
Source: GovCon Wire · Sep 24, 2026 · Drafted with Claude, reviewed by Industrial Base Alpha.
