U.S. Air Force
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Awards
Air Force Awards $4 Billion Base Operations IDIQ to 19 Companies at AETC Training Bases
The Air Force awarded a $4 billion, 10-year base operations IDIQ to 19 companies at 11 AETC training bases on June 8, 2026. The vehicle, managed by the 338th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at JBSA-Randolph, covers 22 service categories and runs through June 2036.
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Air Force Awards Kongsberg $241M Sole-Source Contract for Joint Strike Missile Lot 2 Production
The Air Force awarded Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace a $240.9M firm-fixed-price sole-source contract on June 5, 2026, for Lot 2 production of the Joint Strike Missile — covering all-up rounds, containers, test hardware, and support items for the F-35A through November 2028.
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Air Force Awards GE Aerospace, Rolls-Royce OTA Contracts for Medium Thrust Class Drone Engine Designs
The U.S. Air Force awarded OTA contracts to GE Aerospace and Rolls-Royce to develop engines for the Medium Thrust Class Autonomous Collaborative Platform, placing AI-piloted drone propulsion in preliminary design review under Propulsion Consortium Initiative 2.0.
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Enforcement
Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Rigging Bids on Nellis and Moody Air Force Projects
Scott G. Srodes, 65, of Las Vegas pleaded guilty to conspiring to rig bids and defraud the U.S. on more than $1.8M in Air Force facility projects at Nellis and Moody AFB. It is the second plea in an ongoing PCSF bid-rigging investigation into military-facility procurement.
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Awards
Boeing Wins $200M AFRL IDIQ for Aerospace Vehicle Technology R&D
Boeing won a competitively awarded $200M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory for multidisciplinary aerospace vehicle technology research, integration and transition, with work in St. Louis through May 2037.
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General Dynamics Mission Systems Wins $106M MUOS Ground-Segment Sustainment Task Order, $294.9M With Options
General Dynamics Mission Systems received a $106 million task order for baseline sustainment and obsolescence support of the MUOS ground segment, with a total value of $294.9 million if all options are exercised, running through May 2031.
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KTH Services JV Wins $221.5M Army Contract for Fort Carson Base Operations Support Through 2031
KTH Services JV LLC of Falls Church, Virginia, won a $221,500,000 firm-fixed-price Army contract for base operations support at Fort Carson, Colorado, through May 2031. The competitively solicited award drew five bids and marks the joint venture's second major BASOPS win.
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SpaceX Wins $4.16 Billion Space Force Award to Build Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator Constellation
The U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX $4.16 billion under an Other Transaction Authority agreement to build a Starshield-based satellite constellation that detects and tracks airborne moving targets, with an initial operational capability targeted for 2028.
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Awards
Lockheed Martin Wins $100.5M Order for 1,459 F-35 Brake Heat Sinks to Resolve Fleet Thermal Constraint
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics received a $100,455,916 firm-fixed-price order (N0001926F0266) from Naval Air Systems Command for 1,459 F-35 brake assembly heat sinks -- 1,075 for the F-35A and 384 for the F-35B -- to resolve a thermal management constraint. Work is in South Bend, Indiana, through March 2030.
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DIU Triples Hermeus Contract to $219M as Quarterhorse Mach-3 Drone Shifts From Test Vehicle to Weapon System
The Defense Innovation Unit added $159 million to its Hermeus Quarterhorse contract, bringing the ceiling to $219 million, as the Mach-3 drone program officially pivots from a test asset to a weapon platform ahead of Mk 2.2 flight tests in 2026.
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Policy
Space Force Requests $1B for Four Distributed Ops Centers After Operation Epic Fury Showed U.S. Space Assets Can Be Destroyed
The Space Force's record $17.3 billion FY2027 budget request includes $1 billion for four new distributed space operations centers, driven by lessons from Operation Epic Fury in which U.S. space capabilities were targeted and destroyed for the first time.
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Air Force Opens Dedicated EPAWSS Speedline at Warner Robins to Accelerate F-15E Electronic Warfare Upgrades Outside Normal Depot Cycle
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center launched an EPAWSS Speedline at Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex on May 26, 2026, enabling 99 F-15E Strike Eagles to receive the AN/ALQ-250 electronic warfare suite years ahead of their scheduled depot maintenance.
