AUSTIN, TX—April 3, 2025—The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's (AFLCMC) Armament Directorate has selected Ultra Intelligence & Communications (Ultra I&C) as a prime contractor for the Enterprise-Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity vehicle. The contract has a ceiling of $46 billion over 10 years and focuses on accelerating the acquisition and delivery of solutions to the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons' critical requirements.
EWAAC emphasizes transformative capabilities, advancing Armament and the Digital Trinity—digital engineering and management, agile software, and open architecture—to enable rapid delivery of mission-critical solutions that enhance lethality, decision dominance and operational resilience.
As a prime contractor, Ultra I&C will leverage its commercial solutions and industry partnerships to provide affordable mission-critical systems supporting the Air Force's warfighting objectives. The company delivers weapon multi-function processors in 3U VPX and VNX+ form factors and net-enabled weapons command and control software, with cryptographic management and remote rekey capabilities. Ultra I&C's solution enhances weapons system autonomy by integrating tactical datalinks across C2 and non-C2 assets—enabling enrichment through weapons datalinks and seamless integration with sensors and shooters.
"Our team brings an unmatched level of expertise and innovation to this mission," said Randy Fields, Ultra I&C’s chief technology officer. "These technologies align with government referenced architectures and position Ultra I&C as a key provider for the Air Force's affordable mass initiatives and high-fidelity connections throughout long-range kill chains."
Ultra I&C will support Air Force modernization through rapid prototyping and integration at "gold-standard" test benches for open standard conformance validation. The company will collaborate with government and industry partners to enhance multi-domain integration and accelerate development timelines for warfighter effectiveness.
About Ultra Intelligence & Communications
Ultra Intelligence & Communications, also known as Ultra I&C, has generations of experience fielding tactical communications, command and control, and cyber security technologies for the most challenging defense applications. Ultra I&C connects the multi-domain battlespace and ensures secure information advantage in high-threat environments. These innovative solutions are an integral operational component for the U.S. Department of Defense, the UK Ministry of Defence, the Canadian Department of National Defence and many more defense organizations worldwide. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX with locations and manufacturing facilities around the globe. For more information, visit https://www.ultra-ic.com.
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