Raytheon Intelligence and Space, a Raytheon Technologies business (NYSE: RTX), has been awarded a multiple award IDIQ to participate in the U.S. Air Force’s development of the Advanced Battle Management System, a future command and control network that will connect military platforms across the globe, giving military commanders the ability to make decisions faster.
Under a multiple award, IDIQ contract valued up to $950 million over the next five years with options beyond, RI&S will participate in the support of the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capability across platforms and domains to enable Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2).
To support this effort, RI&S has the opportunity to contribute open systems design, modern software and algorithm development for the future system. Under the terms of the multiple award contract, the Air Force will run competitions under each category that will be issued as task and delivery orders.
RI&S will be supported by Raytheon Missiles & Defense.
Barbara Borgonovi, VP of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Systems at Raytheon Intelligence & Space, said ABMS will transform the future battlespace for the U.S. Air Force by delivering the right data at the right time to the right people so they can make the right decisions fast. This is the first step to delivering the U.S. Air Force’s vision of JADC2, which will link capabilities across all domains – air, land, sea, cyber and space.
Members of the 6th Special Operations Squadron use a tablet to upload coordinates during an exercise showcasing the capabilities of the Advanced Battle Management System at Duke Field, Florida. During the first demonstration of the ABMS, operators across the Air Force, Army, Navy and industry tested multiple real-time data sharing tools and technology in a homeland defense-based scenario enacted by U.S. Northern Command and enabled by Air Force senior leaders. The collection of networked systems and immediately available information is critical to enabling joint service operations across all domains.
Photo is courtesy of the U.S. Air Force and
Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia.