Big USAF Research Lab Contract Hits 67 Percent of Ceiling

Obligations on a U.S. Air Force Research Lab software contract supporting and enhancing battlefield capabilities are at nearly $400 million, exceeding two-thirds of the $593 million potential ceiling. While there’s no guarantee that the lab will procure additional support for the software in the same fashion or at the same level, that’s a lot of money — and it’s close enough to the ceiling to start monitoring closely.

The software toolkit covered by the contract, awarded in 2012, is used for analyses to improve capabilities such as friendly/enemy force-tracking, sensor-shooter links, battlefield and space situational awareness, and command and control ...