$30M Air Force Contract Awarded to BAE Systems for Advanced Avionics and Cyber Security Research

BAE Systems Space & Missions Systems Inc., Fairborn, Ohio, was awarded a $30,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee task orders for research and development. This contract is to explore new and emerging concepts related to development, integration, assessment, evaluation and demonstration of cyber security, open system architecture, novel avionics and sensor technologies, and multi-domain technologies focusing on the electric warfare piece of the avionics. Work will be performed in Wright-Patterson Air Force base, Ohio, and is expected to be completed June 13, 2031. This contract was a competitive acquisition, and five offers were received. Fiscal 2024 research, development, test, and evaluation funds in the amount of $60,000 are being obligated at time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA2377-24-D-B002, FA2377-24-F-B002).