NEWS

Nov. 30, 2021
Air Force awards contract for spaceborne weather data

A Hanscom team recently awarded a $19.3 million contract to support a constellation of high-tech weather satellites capable of observing precipitation and storm structures from space.
Sept. 20, 2021
“SpeedDealer” team awards long-range radar contract

A Hanscom team awarded a $4 million integration contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. on Sept. 17 in support of a long-range radar program.
June 29, 2021
Digital Directorate team wins major acquisition award

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force honored a Digital Directorate team with a major acquisition award earlier this month.
June 16, 2021
Retiring deputy of PEO Digital discusses AgileDevOps, future of directorate

Col. Ryan Mantz, who had been serving as deputy program executive officer for Digital, retired after 29 years of service in a ceremony here June 11. Prior to his departure, Mantz reflected on his nearly three decades as an Air Force acquisition officer. He also discussed the future of the
May 10, 2021
Hanscom teams support testing of A.I. and ‘robotic dogs’ at Tyndall

Two Hanscom teams are helping to build the “base of the future” by integrating an exciting new force protection technology at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Teams within the Force Protection and Special Programs Divisions, both headquartered here, supplied and integrated the 325th Security Forces
April 7, 2021
“SpeedDealer” team awards long-range radar integration contract with production options

The Theater Battle Control Division, headquartered here, awarded an $8.4 million integration contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. March 26 as part of the Three Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar Rapid Prototyping program. Program officials said the main intent of the integration effort is to
March 26, 2021
Leaders discuss digital engineering and acquisition, ABMS, more

Air Force and industry leaders came together to discuss digital engineering and acquisition, the Advanced Battle Management System, improvements in cloud and edge computing, artificial intelligence, and other topics during virtual presentations March 23-25.
March 10, 2021
Digital Directorate personnel earn top AFLCMC engineering awards

Three members of the Digital Directorate, headquartered here, won 2020 individual Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Engineering Awards during a virtual ceremony Feb. 18.
Nov. 30, 2020
PEO Digital boosts US production of COVID-19 medical supplies

The Department of Defense is leveraging Air Force Life Cycle Management Center acquisition professionals for their rapid contracting expertise to boost national stockpiles of critical medical equipment and supplies in the fight against COVID-19.
Oct. 23, 2020
Wert provides Digital update, insight into DPA efforts

As we look at things like Advanced Battle Management System, inherent in that is open architecture, and inherent in open architecture is being good at software development, a Hanscom Air Force Base senior official told members of the Hanscom Representatives Association during their virtual Zoom