Air Force awards spectrum warfare contracts

The Air Force has officially moved its spectrum management office from Air Combat Command to the deputy chief of staff for ISR and cyber effects operations. (Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/U.S. Air Force)

CACI and Ball Aerospace companies have been selected for a $49.5 million Air Force contract to develop spectrum warfare technologies.

Under the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, the companies will provide “applied and advanced research and development to conduct leading-edge system of systems spectrum warfare applications and advanced technology development,” according to the Department of Defense contract announcement. “Research will be conducted utilizing a multispectral synthetic battlespace simulation to integrate sensor and electronic warfare technologies; identify and resolve technology issues and risks; demonstrate technology applications and benefits; and perform rapid technology insertions and transitions.”

The contract is scheduled to be completed by October 2022.