U.S. Air Force
Every GovConFeed story on U.S. Air Force — contract awards, policy, enforcement, and protests, newest first.
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Enforcement
$3.1M False Claims Act Deal Resolves Phantom-Employee and Size-Fraud Claims Across 49 Federal Contracts
Sanford Federal, Inc. and owner Joseph Mandour agreed to pay $3.1 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the firm faked employee credentials and misrepresented its size to win set-aside work spanning 49 contracts and multiple agencies, DOJ said.
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Awards
$500M Air Force IDIQ Tasks Vertex Aerospace With Worldwide C-12 Fleet Logistics
The Air Force awarded Vertex Aerospace a firm-fixed-price IDIQ with a $500M ceiling to provide contractor logistics support for its C-12 fleet across U.S. bases and 16 countries through June 2031, winning a competitive award that drew three offers.
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Awards
$53.5M Air Force Cyber Defense Contract for the 33rd Cyber Operations Squadron Goes to STS Government Solutions
The Air Force awarded STS Government Solutions a firm-fixed-price contract worth up to $53,470,084 to run cyber defense, network security and information protection for the 33rd Cyber Operations Squadron at JBSA-Lackland. The deal drew 127 offers and runs through Aug. 31, 2030.
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Awards
$984M E-4B Doomsday Plane Contract Awarded to Small Business Joint Venture Through 2037
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center awarded Strategic Mission Systems LLC — a joint venture of three small businesses — a $984 million IDIQ to sustain the E-4B National Airborne Operations Center through June 2037, covering software sustainment, cybersecurity, and field service at Offutt AFB and two other locations.
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Awards
Air Force Opens $399M AMRAAM D4/C9 Development for 31 Allied Nations
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center awarded Raytheon a $398.7M undefinitized contract action on June 23, 2026, to begin AMRAAM D4/C9 variant development, covering system requirements and preliminary design reviews for a 31-nation foreign military sales program with $104.1M obligated at award.
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Awards
Air Force Taps Colorado Firm for $20.6M On-Orbit Thruster Experiment Program Through 2036
Air Force Test Center awards Geneva Technologies a $20.6M cost-plus contract to fly novel space thrusters and conduct on-orbit resiliency experiments through 2036, supporting Space Force satellite survivability goals.
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Awards
$66.6M DLA Contract Locks In Extreme-Environment Combat Ration Enhancements for All Four Military Branches Through 2031
Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support awarded Baxters North America a $66.6M five-year fixed-price IDIQ for Modular Operational Ration Enhancement packages serving Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps personnel in extreme cold and hot environments through June 2031.
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Awards
Boeing Wins $121M Navy Order to Install Increment 3 Block 2 Upgrades on Six U.S. and Three Australian P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
The Navy awarded Boeing a $121M cost-plus-fixed-fee order on June 22, 2026, for Increment 3 Block 2 A-kit retrofits on six U.S. Navy and three Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, with work running through May 2029.
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Protests
GAO Denies Altus Technology Solutions Protest of $91M Air Force Training Range Award to VetPride-EMI, Ruling Price-Level Evaluation Was Lawful
GAO denied Altus Technology Solutions’ protest of a $91M Air Force training range contract awarded to VetPride-EMI Maintenance Solutions, rejecting all four grounds including program management evaluation, price scrutiny, best-value tradeoff, and SAM registration errors.
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Awards
Air Force Awards Anduril and General Atomics Production Contracts for First Operational CCA Drone Wingmen
Air Force picked Anduril (FQ-44A Fury) and General Atomics (FQ-42A Dark Merlin) for the first CCA production contracts June 17, 2026, bypassing Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman. Three production lots target 150 aircraft by decade-end at under $30M per unit.
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Enforcement
B-52 Crash at Edwards Kills 8—Including Two Boeing Employees—During AN/APQ-188 Radar Test
A B-52H crashed June 15, 2026 at Edwards AFB, killing all eight aboard—including two Boeing employees—during an AN/APQ-188 AESA radar test. The aircraft was the first in the fleet to receive the upgrade under the B-52J modernization program, which had already slipped three years.
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Policy
AFRL Closes Industry Feedback Window on Revived $10B AMAC R&D IDIQ After Cancelling Original Solicitation Over Acquisition Strategy Flaws
AFRL closed its industry feedback window June 15, 2026, on the revised draft solicitation for the $10B AMAC IDIQ—an S&T R&D vehicle for Air Force and Space Force—after cancelling the original solicitation in April 2026 over acquisition strategy flaws.
