Contract · Federal

Executive Airlift's Communications Industry Day

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Location: Andrews Air Force Base, MD
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Aug 5, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)

Timeline

Posted

Aug 5, 2026
Status

Open now

What this contract is for

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
Location: Andrews Air Force Base, MD
Scope: Federal

Executive Airlift’s (EA) Communications Industry Day will be hosted by Air Mobility Command Communications and Requirements Divisions at Joint Base Andrews SMART Center, JBA, MD, 28 October 2026.

The primary objective for this year’s Executive Airlift Communications Industry Day is dedicated to enhancing the Air Force's global connectivity and command-and-control (C2) capabilities, highlighting the vital role of Senior Leader Communications.

Senior Leader Communications provide critical services to enable high-consequence executive transport and airborne decision-making.

These teams are comprised of multiple Air Force disciplines and specialties that must operate effectively in a range of situations to include contested, jammed, or highly compromised electromagnetic spectrum environments.

Executive Airlift requires equipment that enhances the passenger’s ability to accelerate secure data dissemination, operate critical communications architecture in degraded and denied environments, conduct complex real-time mission coordination, streamline airborne system integration and hardware modifications, and numerous other critical functions, while delivering comfortable and safe passenger travel.

Areas of Opportunity for Executive Airlift Communications 1.

Mission Communication Systems (MCS) Executive airlift platforms require resilient, high-bandwidth, and secure communications globally to support senior leader command and control.

These platforms often operate using single-threaded, geographically limited, and easily contested communication pathways.

An opportunity exists in providing a multi-layered, redundant communications architecture that ensures connectivity in contested environments, polar regions, and during dynamic platform maneuvers.

A critical need exists for a hybrid, mult...

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