Who Is Melissa Dalton? Melissa Dalton currently serves as under secretary of the Air Force, a role she assumed in May. In this position, she oversees the organizing, training and equipping of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force to aid global military operations. Dalton is a foreign policy expert and has held numerous roles...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a potential two-year, $189 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide Combat Air Forces Distributed Mission Operations services. The Department of Defense said Thursday the sole-source contract includes the development of a virtual environment designed to facilitate distributed training events, inclu...
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...
A joint venture led by Bechtel has secured a potential one-year, $442.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to continue providing test operations and sustainment support for the Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tennessee. The Department of Defense said Monday Bechtel-led National Aerospace Solutions will provide technology...
Potomac Officers Club’s yearly Air Force Summit is an essential destination for government contractors who want to know about the Department of the Air Force’s top technology priorities and modernization goals. And who better to deliver that valuable information than the service’s chief information officer, Venice Goodwine. Goodwine’s DAF ...
The State Department has cleared the requests of the governments of Norway and Denmark to buy AIM-120C-8 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, related equipment and support services from the U.S. government through two foreign military sales agreements worth approximately $2.15 billion combined. RTX (NYSE: RTX) will serve as the principal contr...
KBR has received a five-year, $82 million recompete task order from the U.S. Air Force to continue providing sustainment services for the Oklahoma-based office responsible for maintaining the B-52 Stratofortress bomber fleet. The company said Thursday the cost-plus-fixed-fee award from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will support the B-5...
The State Department has cleared Taiwan’s request to buy standard and nonstandard spare and repair parts and related equipment and services for F-16 fighter jets from the U.S. government under two foreign military sales agreements worth $300 million combined. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday the FMS deals also cover F-16 ...
Kongsberg Gruppen‘s defense and aerospace business has secured a $141 million award from the U.S. Air Force for the Joint Strike Missile Lot 1 production. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is obligating $69.2 million from fiscal 2024 procurement missile funding to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace at the time of the award of the...
A Chugach Government Solutions subsidiary has won a potential seven-year, $188.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide base operation support services for a military installation in Alabama. The Department of Defense said Thursday the service branch received six offers for the firm-fixed-price contract, which has a base amount of $169....
