The U.S. Air Force is seeking a contractor to support research and development of space domain awareness technologies through a potential $176 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. A solicitation notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov says the Advanced Space Technology Research and Optimization program will support the mission at the ...
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is looking to partner with multiple companies to develop new technologies, designs and integrated systems for the service branch’s aerospace vehicles through a potential $400 million indefinite-quantity indefinite-delivery contract. AFRL issued a notice of contract action Tuesday to inform vendors of an u...
As the U.S. Space Force enters its third year of operation, its leaders are prioritizing acquisition reform among the key transformational shifts the organization is expected to undergo in its pursuit of innovative technologies, advanced capabilities and more interoperable systems. Gen. Nina Armagno, director of staff for the Space Force, cited ...
Boom has received a $60 million Strategic Funding Increase contract from the U.S. Air Force to continue research and development of a supersonic aircraft platform. The additional funds will support work on the Overture airliner envisioned to carry 65 to 88 passengers, travel at twice the speed of current commercial planes and use sustainable aviatio...
In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Vincent DiFronzo, senior vice president of the Air Force and COCOM business unit at Science Applications International Corp., about his career transition from the military to defense contracting, as well as the company’s work on the Weapon Engagement Simulation Technolog...
Blue Origin and U.S. Transportation Command have signed a cooperative research and development agreement to study the potential use of its commercial rockets in transporting cargo and personnel, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. TRANSCOM, which is responsible for military logistics operations worldwide, also signed CRADAs with SpaceX and Exploration Arc...
The Air Force Research Laboratory is seeking white papers for a five-year program that seeks to transform air operations planning by combining interactive gaming with planning driven by artificial intelligence to reduce the planning cycle for air tasking orders. The Fight Tonight broad agency announcement has a ceiling value of approximately $99 mil...
The Air Force Research Laboratory has issued a request for information on potential vendors that could help update a system that helps authorized government users access data from multiple security domains. AFRL will accept responses to the Engineering for Virtualized Enterprise and Remote Access Technology market research through Jan. 14. The labor...
Peraton has received a potential five-year, $120.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to conduct research and develop prototypes of spacecraft electronics and airborne electronic systems. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract has a base value of $23.5 million and contract work will occur in Washington, D.C., through Dec. 16, 2026, the Department of Defe...
On Wednesday, the Potomac Officers Club hosted its Air Force IT Modernization and Digital Transformation Forum, which gathered notable leaders from the U.S. Air Force and industry who spoke on leveraging public-private partnerships to accelerate infrastructure modernization, cybersecurity and other digital transformation initiatives during an era ...
