The Air Force Research Laboratory has released a synopsis of its planned $371 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the development and demonstration of a large-class air-breathing hypersonic missile designed to perform different missions. AFRL expects to issue in January a request for proposals for the Mayhem program aimed at...
The Air Force Research Laboratory has released a two-step broad agency announcement for the second iteration of a multiple-award contract vehicle for materials research and survivability studies. AFRL estimates the cost of its MaRSS II program to reach $98.7 million and seeks vendors to submit white papers on how to advance photonic materials used i...
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has won a $99 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop capabilities for multi-spectral and multi-modal phenomenology modeling in support of the service branch’s munition research. The Weapon Engagement Simulation Technology for Advanced Research award is a five-year, indefinite-d...
Embedded Ventures has agreed to help the U.S. Space Force examine how venture capital investments can drive innovation in the space industry. The California-based VC firm said it signed a cooperative research and development agreement with USSF’s SpaceWERX organization as the military branch looks to pursue new space-based technologies through...
Leah Rowe, a more than 10-year veteran of the Air Force Research Laboratory, has joined PAR Technology‘s (NYSE: PAR) government systems subsidiary as director of training and readiness. She will spearhead the company’s transfer and transition efforts for new training technology developed under the AFRL-sponsored Networked Integrated Tact...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 23, 2021 — Concurrent Technologies Corp. was tapped by the Air Force Research Laboratory for a prototyping effort focused on the design and development of an electric flightline generator for fifth-generation fighter jets and previous variants, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 3. The U.S. Air Force seeks to replace generators t...
The Air Force Research Laboratory has released a hybrid advanced research announcement for the development of operator systems under an estimated $300 million acquisition effort. A solicitation notice posted on SAM.gov says the program will explore technologies for implementation by AFRL’s airman biosciences, bioeffects, and warfighter interac...
The U.S. Air Force has named 55 awardees on a potential 11-year, $46 billion contract to perform work related to model-based systems engineering, weapons and enterprise analytics, digital engineering, Agile processes and open systems architecture. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida received 58 offers for th...
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) and Ball Aerospace has won positions on a $200 million multiple-award contract to help the Air Force Research Laboratory develop technologies to avoid a cyber attack on military avionics systems. The two companies will conduct research and development efforts with the goal of identifying and mitigating cyber vulnerabi...
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded three companies a $49.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to conduct research and development of digital signal processing systems. Black River Systems, North Point Defense and Geon Technologies will compete for cost-plus-fixed-fee or firm-fixed-price orders to provide military per...
