General Dynamics Awarded $40.3M to Advance Directed Energy Health & Safety Research

General Dynamics Information Technology, Falls Church, Virginia, was awarded a $40,394,279 Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee contract for bioeffects research of directed energy exposures. This contract provides for research relevant to directed energy-based devices and systems to deliver accurate, evidence-based information to Department of Defense and industry stakeholders, national and international health and safety standards committees, and the public. Work will be performed at Joint Base San-Antonio, Texas, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 25, 2028, with two additional option years. Fiscal 2025 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $846,000 will be obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Warfighter Readiness and Interface Contracting Section, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio is the contracting Activity (FA2384-25-C-B045).