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Air Force

Air Force Mulls Draft Solicitation On Future Air Operations Center Weapon System

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, August 25th, 2026

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Air Force Mulls Draft Solicitation On Future Air Operations Center Weapon System

Pictured is a U.S. Air Force file photo of the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar,

The Air Force is looking to issue a draft request for proposals in September and a final one in January on a Next Generation Air Operations Center (AOC) Weapon System to incorporate artificial intelligence in a successor system to the AN/USQ-163 Falconer. Four years ago, Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] received a $319 million contract to modernize and sustain Falconer, which drafts Air Tasking Orders (Defense Daily, Aug. 19, 2022). The Falconer "is a critical component of our nation's defense,…

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