Timothy Grayson has assumed new responsibilities as senior vice president and chief architect of the defense systems sector at Leidos. He confirmed his role in a LinkedIn post Monday. In his new post, he will support the defense systems sector leadership and help the company ensure that it can meet customers’ needs. “We have the...
The Department of the Air Force is seeking industry offers for modeling and simulation support services under the Air Force Modeling and Simulation Support Services, or AFMS3, 3.0 contract. According to the request for proposal published on SAM.gov Sunday, the single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is worth up to $97...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Vertex Aerospace a firm‐fixed‐price contract valued at $299.9 million to provide C‐12 Huron military fleet logistics and support services. The Department of Defense said Thursday that the indefinite‐delivery/indefinite‐quantity contract has an end date of Dec. 31, 2025. Air Force Selects Vertex Aerospace Work...
James Ebeler, former chief technology officer at Three Wire Systems, was named vice president of technology solutions at Emergent. In a LinkedIn post, the IT platforms and services provider announced that Ebeler and other talent joined the company following Mythics’ acquisition of Three Wire’s technology resale business and integration o...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded RTX (NYSE: RTX) company Raytheon an approximately $1.05 billion sole source contract to upgrade the sensors on the F-22 Raptor fighter jets. The Department of Defense said Friday the fixed-price-incentive, undefinitized contract provides for Group B hardware, spares and support equipment. Work on the contract will be p...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded 23 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $12.5 billion multiple-award contract to modernize, maintain and operate the Department of the Air Force’s base area network infrastructure. The Department of Defense said Friday the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center launched a competitive acquisition process an...
The Department of the Air Force is currently undertaking multiple artificial intelligence-related initiatives, one of which is a generative AI chatbot called NIPRGPT. During her keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Air Defense Summit, DAF Chief Information Officer Venice Goodwine shared how she’s approaching AI and gave ...
In June, the Department of the Air Force launched an experimental generative AI chatbot similar to ChatGPT. The Non-classified Internet Protocol Router AI tool, dubbed NIPRGPT, can converse with Air Force personnel and assist them with certain tasks. “There are multiple modernization efforts going on right now across the federal governm...
In February, the Department of the Air Force announced a massive reoptimization effort to prepare the Air Force and Space Force to navigate the increasingly complex landscape of great power competition. This plan focuses on four main areas – developing people, generating readiness, projecting power and developing capabilities – and the DAF has ...
Last month, Department of the Air Force leaders announced a four-pronged plan to reshape the DAF to stay competitive in modern great power competition. These categories – develop people, generate readiness, project power and develop integrated capabilities – form a holistic approach to optimizing the Air Force and Space Force. Each of these ar...
