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The U.S. Air Force has awarded BAE Systems a five year, $66.6M contract to provide Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) support to the Air Force supply chain. Through the contract with the 429th Supply Chain Management Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, BAE Systems will deliver its Advanced Component Obsolescence Management (AVCOM) suite of tools and services which will enable the U.S. Air Force to proactively reduce impacts on mission capability throughout the lifecycles of weapons systems and other platforms.
“In this next iteration of the DMSMS program, BAE Systems will be implementing an innovative cloud-based technology suite to enhance predictive analytics to the U.S. Air Force,” said Pete Trainer, Vice President and General Manager of Air Force Solutions at BAE Systems. “Delivering this enhanced AVCOM technology roadmap demonstrates our continued commitm
Northrop to Support U.S.A.F. Global Hawks, MQ-4C Triton Drones Our Bureau 2747
MQ-4C Triton drone
Northrop Grumman has won a contract valued $53.7 million to support the U.S. Air Force’s RQ-4 GH and MQ-4C Triton drones.
The contract provides for repair services for “common items” for both the RQ-4 GH and MQ-4C Triton. It will support reparable national stock numbers (NSNs) which encompass the air vehicle, multiple sensor packages, mission control element and launch and recovery element, a U.S. DoD release said.
In addition, this effort includes support engineering services covered under the Engineering Delegation Authority (namely Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages projects) for NSNs transferred to and under the management of the 407th Supply Chain Management Squadron.