U.S. Air Force
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Policy
DARPA Lift Challenge Draws 120+ Teams From 20 Countries to Chase 4:1 Payload Ratio
More than 120 teams from over 20 countries will fly heavy-lift drones at DARPA's Lift Challenge in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 2-9, competing for $6.5 million in prizes tied to the Pentagon's Drone Dominance push.
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Awards
Army Corps Books Bryan Construction for $54.8M B-21 Shelters as Ellsworth Bed-Down Accelerates
The Army Corps of Engineers awarded Bryan Construction $54.8M to build B-21 West Alert Apron shelters at Ellsworth AFB, another in the firm's series of B-21 infrastructure contracts at the base ahead of the bomber's 2027 arrival.
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Awards
SOCOM Pushes Leidos' AGM-190A 'Black Arrow' Cruise Missile Into Production With $27.2M Award
USSOCOM awarded Leidos a $27.2M contract modification to produce All Up Rounds of the AGM-190A small cruise missile, moving the Huntsville-built 'Black Arrow' program from flight testing into low-rate production.
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Awards
AFRL Books $499M Ceiling With Vantage Analytical to Build Novel Space Hardware at Kirtland
AFRL awarded Vantage Analytical LLC a $499M ceiling IDIQ on July 8, 2026 for the SSHINE program, building and testing experimental space hardware at Kirtland AFB through 2036. Nine offers were received on the small-business set-aside; $2.27M was obligated at award.
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Awards
Air Force Puts $49.7M Behind GPS-Alternative Navigation Tech at Canyon Consulting
AFRL awarded Canyon Consulting LLC a $49.7M cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to mature satellite navigation technologies that do not rely on GPS, running through October 2031, as the Pentagon hedges against jamming and spoofing threats.
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Awards
$142.9M Air Force IDIQ Sends C-5 Galaxy Software Sustainment to Lockheed Through 2032
The Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $142.9 million sole-source IDIQ for C-5M Super Galaxy software sustainment, certification, and systems integration lab support through May 2032, separate from Lockheed's existing $211.3 million structural IDIQ for the same aircraft.
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Protests
$865M AFCENT Communications Contract Draws Third GDIT Protest at GAO
GDIT filed a new GAO protest July 6 against the $865M AFCENT CTSS-V communications IDIQ awarded to GovCIO, the third challenge in a fight stretching back to the February 2024 award.
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Awards
$49.5M Boeing Deal Keeps AGM-86B Nuclear Cruise Missiles Flying Through 2033
The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center awarded Boeing a sole-source IDIQ to remanufacture up to 550 Elevon Actuator Controllers for the AGM-86B nuclear cruise missile, sustaining the aging weapon aboard B-52 bombers through June 2033.
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Awards
$450M Air Force Roofing MATOC Splits Among 23 Small Businesses From Alaska to the Southeast
The Air Force awarded a $450 million multiple-award roofing contract to 23 small businesses for repair and replacement work across installations in the continental U.S. and Alaska, running through June 2031. A competitive set-aside drew 40 offers.
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Awards
$31M Air Force Award Puts Govini in Charge of Mapping the ICBM Industrial Base as SaaS
The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center awarded Govini a $31M firm-fixed-price contract to deliver a software-as-a-service view of the ICBM industrial base and supply chains, running through June 2029 at Hill AFB, Utah.
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Awards
$1.1 Billion AIM-9X Lot 26 Order Becomes the Largest Sidewinder Buy on Record
The U.S. Navy exercised Lot 26 production options worth $1.108 billion with Raytheon for 1,989 AIM-9X Block II and Block II+ tactical missiles, the largest single Sidewinder order to date, with work running through 2029.
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Awards
Air Force Builds $471M KC-46 Parts Pool Across 28 Firms to Unclog Pegasus Supply Chain
The Air Force Sustainment Center awarded a maximum $470,978,031 IDIQ to 28 companies for exchange or repair of KC-46 aircraft parts, a competitive award framed as a fix for the Pegasus tanker's parts supply problem. Work runs through May 2031.
