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Air Force Selects 18 More Companies for Advanced Battle Management System Competition

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Air Force Selects 18 More Companies for Advanced Battle Management System Competition
Members of the 6th Special Operations Squadron use a tablet to upload coordinates to show the capabilities of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) at Duke Field, Fla. on Dec. 17, 2019. During the first demonstration of the ABMS, operators across the Air Force, Army, Navy and industry tested multiple real-time data sharing tools and technology in a homeland defense-based scenario enacted by U.S. Northern Command and enabled by Air Force senior leaders. The collection of networked systems and immediately available information is critical to enabling joint service operations across all domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

The U.S. Air Force has chosen 18 more companies to compete in developing the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), selections that bring the total number of participating firms to 46. On May 29, the Air Force awarded 28 companies indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts with award ceilings of up to $950 million for Joint All-Domain Command-and Control (JADC2). The Air Force has requested $3.3 billion for ABMS over five years. ABMS, which the Air Force describes as the air and space…

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