The U.S. Air Force has made considerable progress in areas like its adoption of zero trust and the development of an enterprise data fabric, but the service branch still has work to do in transforming its networks and moving its data centers to the cloud. Currently, the Air Force is leading the way in the...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $318.9 million contract modification to supply the U.S. Air Force with additional Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile systems. The service branch ordered 308 more JASSM-Extended Range missiles and containers from the company’s missiles and fire control business as part of lot 20 production work, the...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded an additional 23 positions on a potential $950 million contract to build and operate systems across all domains in support of the Joint All Domain Command and Control program. Vendors will compete for future orders under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to mature, demonstrate and proliferate capabil...
On the heels of the “fix our computers” movement, the U.S. Air Force is reinvigorating its efforts to centralize and optimize the branch’s information technology environment, improve the user experience for service members and usher in an era of digital transformation. The Air Force is working on an “integrated warfighting network,” or IWN...
As the global geopolitical environment sees rapid developments unfolding, the United States is shoring up its defense and military capabilities to prepare for an array of potential scenarios in the face of budgetary and adversarial uncertainties. More than 20 of the Defense Department’s top leaders gathered on Wednesday during the McAleese FY2023...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $91.28 million contract modification to develop and electronic warfare radio frequency compatibility tool for the U.S. Air Force. The company will provide software development, testing, capability maturation and hardware qualification support services to the military branch, the Department of Defense said ...
Four companies have won spots on a five-year, $300 million contract to restore and modernize ground test facilities for the U.S. Air Force. The military service received eight offers for the Facilities Acquisitions for Restoration and Modernization II contract via a competitive acquisition process, the Department of Defense said Monday. Awardees cou...
Voting for your ranking of the 2022 Wash100 Award winners is in full swing and this week saw an intense round of shifts, skyrocketing favors and tough competition. If you haven’t already, be sure to cast 10 allotted votes on your favorite figures in the GovCon, government and military sectors before the race ends on April...
Rumblings of frustration surrounding the Department of Defense’s information technology shortcomings quickly grew into a roar last month as military service branch operators, warfighters and federal leaders took to social media to shed light on the severity of the department’s widespread IT issues and the urgency of solving them. In January, Mi...
Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace business has secured a potential 10-year, $99.6 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to perform sustaining engineering work on avionics of the E-3 airborne early warning and control system. Collins Aerospace will support recurring and non-recurring AWACS avionics maintenance requirements...
