HII Mission Technologies won a task order to help the U.S. Air Force recapitalize and sustain its fleet of presidential and executive aircraft.
The contract is valued at over $30 million.
The HII team in Dayton, Ohio, will perform a range of tasks to enhance the reliability and supportability of aircraft and aircraft systems under the contract, which will be administered by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Presidential and Executive Airpower Directorate, the company said.
The directorate is responsible for planning all life-cycle activities related to the recapitalization of Air Force One and E-4B aircraft, and sustainment of the current Air Force One, E-4B, C-12, C-32, C-37 and C-40 aircraft.
“Our customer has an important mission to increase the reliability of the special-purpose aircraft used for VIP transport,” said Grant Hagen, president of Mission Technologies’ cyber, electronic warfare and space business unit. “We welcome and appreciate the opportunity to support the sustainment of these aircraft throughout their lifecycle.”
HII will work with the Presidential and Executive Airpower Directorate to analyze critical aircraft systems and inform equipment improvements to sustain presidential and executive airpower. Most of the work will be performed out of the program office at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.
“The Air Force’s decision validates the customer’s confidence in the work we’ve performed in this space for the last two decades and what we’ve been able to accomplish,” said Eric Wright, vice president of CEWS operations. “We look forward to building on that relationship as the work scope changes and the mission evolves.”
HII was awarded the task order under the Defense Department’s Information Analysis Center Multiple Award Contract vehicle. These task orders are awarded by the Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron to enhance the Defense Technical Information Center repository and the research and development and science and technology community.