The Department of the Air Force issued a $3,969 delivery order against the Skyborg Prototyping, Experimentation and Autonomy Development (SPEAD) multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to BAE Systems Controls Inc. for a kick-off meeting in support of the SPEAD effort. As a prime contractor, BAE Systems Controls Inc. will convene representatives in Endicott, New York from September 29 to November 13, 2020 to discuss the prototyping, experimentation, and autonomy...
The Department of the Air Force awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. a $3,994 firm fixed price delivery order against the multiple award Skyborg Prototyping, Experimentation and Autonomy Development indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The order is to support an initial kickoff meeting for the Skyborg program, which aims to accelerate development and fielding of autonomous unmanned aircraft. General Atomics will perform as the prime contractor, with work taking...
The Department of the Air Force awarded Aerovironment, Inc. a $4,000 firm fixed price delivery order against the multiple award Skyborg Prototyping, Experimentation and Autonomy Development indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle. The order is for a kickoff meeting to be held in Simi Valley, California by November 13, 2020 in support of the SPEAD program, which aims to develop prototype autonomous unmanned aerial systems for experimentation and testing. Aerovironment will...
The Department of the Air Force issued a $3,998 delivery order against the Skyborg Prototyping, Experimentation and Autonomy Development indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for a kick-off meeting in support of the program. As the prime contractor, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Division will perform at its facility in El Segundo, California from July 23 through September 7, 2020. The firm fixed price order is for an initial...
The Department of the Air Force issued a $4,000 delivery order to Nextgen Aeronautics, Inc. for a kick-off meeting in support of the Skyborg Prototyping, Experimentation and Autonomy Development (SPEAD) master IDIQ. Nextgen Aeronautics will host the event in Torrance, California from September 29 to November 13, 2020. The SPEAD vehicle aims to advance unmanned aircraft autonomy for the DOD. As the prime contractor, Nextgen Aeronautics will coordinate the prototyping and testing of autonomous...
The Department of the Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin Corporation a $3,991 firm fixed price delivery order against the Skyborg Prototyping, Experimentation and Autonomy Development indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The order is for a kickoff meeting in support of the Skyborg program, which aims to develop and demonstrate autonomous unmanned air vehicles. Performance will occur in White Settlement, Texas over approximately six weeks. As prime contractor, Lockheed Martin...
The Boeing Company has been awarded a $25.7 million delivery order against the Department of the Air Force's Skyborg Prototyping, Experimentation and Autonomy Development indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle. The delivery order is for the Skyborg Experimental Host-Aircraft program and will see Boeing develop and deliver experimental aircraft in Sacramento, California through December 2022. Funding is provided by the Department of the Air Force to advance the service's...
This is a $44,048,027.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee definitive contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Blue Force Technologies, LLC for the development of prototype unmanned aircraft under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Phase II. The contract has a period of performance through February 9, 2027 and is set aside for total small business participation.
Blue Force Technologies will be performing the research and development work, with several...
This delivery order against the Department of the Air Force's Skyborg Prototyping, Experimentation and Autonomy Development indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is valued at $16.1 million and awarded to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. for the Skyborg Experimental Host-Aircraft program. Major subcontractors include Eutelsat America Corp., Bushtex Inc., Tactical Communications Group, LLC, Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. Flight Systems- Product Support Division, Viasat Inc.,...
Fregata Systems LLC has been awarded a $3,001 delivery order against the Department of Defense's Skyborg Prototyping, Experimentation and Autonomy Development indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The delivery order is for a kickoff meeting to support the Air Force's SPEAD initiative, which aims to accelerate development and fielding of autonomous unmanned aircraft systems. Work will be performed by Fregata Systems in St. Louis, Missouri over a period of six weeks concluding in...