WASHINGTON - Lockheed Martin Corp., Liverpool, New York, is awarded a $249 million cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for spares, repairs, engineering services, and depot stand-up support for Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block Two Electronic Support Anti-Ship Missile Defense System integration.

Work will be performed in Liverpool, New York, and is expected to be completed by February 2031. Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane, Crane, Indiana, is the contracting activity (N0016426DWM41).

Source: U.S. Navy
Associated URL: http://www.defense.gov

WASHINGTON - Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Buffalo, New York, has been awarded a $249 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) countries for Joint Threat Emitter (JTE) production end-items. This contract provides for spares, support equipment, testing, training, and additional support services.

Work will be performed at Buffalo, New York; and various foreign locations, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 1, 2033. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is the contracting activity (FA8210-26-D-B001).

Source: U.S. Air Force
Associated URL: http://www.defense.gov

WASHINGTON -- IBM has secured a position to support the Missile Defense Agency through the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense program, known as SHIELD. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract carries a total ceiling value of $151 billion.

The SHIELD initiative is designed to provide a framework for the rapid development and deployment of new defense capabilities. Under the terms of the agreement, IBM will provide technological support aimed at increasing the speed and agility of mission outcomes. This work involves the integration of advanced research and secure technology systems into the federal defense infrastructure.

The contract focuses on the operational use of artificial intelligence to assist in decision making and productivity within the agency. This includes the application of AI-enabled sensing and the development of tools intended to modernize how the agency handles sensitive data. The program emphasizes interoperability between different defense systems and the implementation of governance standards for automated technologies.

The $151 billion ceiling of the SHIELD contract represents a massive investment in the digitalization of American aerospace defense. By moving toward a scalable, AI-driven architecture, the Missile Defense Agency is signaling a shift away from legacy hardware in favor of software-defined defense. This development is significant because it integrates commercial high-performance computing and artificial intelligence directly into the national security apparatus, aiming to reduce the latency between threat detection and response in an era of hypersonic and autonomous weaponry.

Source: Forecast International
Associated URL: www.ibm.com