Huntington Ingalls Industries secures US$74m Space Force simulation contract

Under the five-year agreement, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) will continue to provide end-to-end modelling and simulation support to the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Space Vehicles Directorate. The work will benefit the US Air Force, the US Space Force and other strategic partners, with simulations designed to allow space units to train remotely from operational or wartime locations.

“Modelling and simulation are fundamental to the US Air Force’s ability to meet its strategic objectives, particularly within the space domain, which presents distinct operational challenges,” said Michael Lempke, president of Mission Technologies’ global security division.

The contract also includes the development of decision-support software that leverages machine-to-machine data collection, enabling rapid and informed decision making for space command and control organisations.

The task order was awarded under the US Department of Defense’s Information Analysis Center Multiple Award Contract, a procurement vehicle managed by the US Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron.

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Lempke added, “We are proud to continue our long-standing collaboration with the AFRL and provide a solution that not only enhances readiness for space guardians but also improves the resilience of US space-based assets in a rapidly evolving multi-domain environment.”

The program aims to bolster the Defence Technical Information Center’s research repository and support ongoing science and technology innovation across the US defence enterprise.

Work will be carried out at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.

HII continues to play a critical role in developing cutting-edge technologies for the US Space Force and other key combatant commands, including US Space Command and US Strategic Command, particularly in support of training, testing and operational analysis in the space domain.