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Air Force Expects Space Fence Award In Spring 2014

Gally Articola

Monday, September 9th, 2013

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The Air Force said on Aug. 21 it plans to award its highly-anticipated, multi-billion dollar new Space Fence contract in the spring of 2014, about a year after its original goal. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) spokesman Senior Master Sgt. Dean Miller said in an email not only will the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) production and deployment contract be awarded early next year, but the air service anticipates the new Space Fence’s initial operational capability (IOC) in the fall…

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