Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $8,884,145 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Combat Refueling and Operations Networked Universal Systems, Relative Navigation. This contract provides for technology development, demonstration, and risk reduction of relative navigation and boom automation for airborne refueling. Work will be performed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 3, 2028. This contract was a competitive acquisition, and eight offers were received. Fiscal 2025 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $987,853 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA2391-25-C-B017)
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