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Air Force Awards First Round of Advanced Battle Management System Contracts

Air Force Awards First Round of Advanced Battle Management System Contracts
Information System Technician 2nd Class Daniel Marquez sets up test equipment as part of an exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116). The Thomas Hudner participated in the first demonstration of the Advanced Battle Management System (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 held at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Dec. 16-18. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Marianne Guemo/Released)

The reason why the Air Force decided to cancel an entire aircraft recapitalization program for a new effort to connect new existing sensors and shooters across the U.S. military is becoming clear, as the first round of industry contracts related to the Advanced Battle Management System include new contracts, with some worth up to $950 million. The service announced May 29 that it was awarding 28 companies indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts with award ceilings of up to $950 million for…

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