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Voyager Space Wins Air Force Contract

By Rachel Jewett

Tuesday, August 29th, 2023

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Voyager Space Wins Air Force Contract

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The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) awarded Voyager Space an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $900 million ceiling to develop innovative open architecture intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems. The contract was awarded by the AFLCMC’s Architecture and Integration Directorate, and awarded to Voyager company Valley Tech Systems. The directorate’s mission is to provide innovative solutions to build the acquisition foundation for integrated, multi-domain war-winning capabilities. Valley Tech Systems will contribute to modeling, simulation and analysis, capability development/development planning, cost analysis/trades,…

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