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June 29, 2021
NC3 PEO retires after 29-year career

Col. Amanda G. Kato, Air Force program executive officer for nuclear command, control and communications (NC3), retired June 18, 2021, at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. She was dual-hatted as the AFNWC director for NC3 integration.
June 24, 2021
Hanscom team demos data sharing technology

A Hanscom team recently completed demonstrations that tested new techniques on tactical data links to increase data sharing in contested environments and improve warfighter readiness.
June 22, 2021
Hanscom team supports ‘revolutionary’ zero trust effort

Personnel from the AFNet Sustainment and Operations Branch here are partnering with the Air Combat Command Directorate of Cyberspace and Information Dominance to develop a modern software-based perimeter that will deliver zero trust capabilities to applications across the Air Force.
June 21, 2021
New site senior functional looks to continue, enhance support

Hanscom’s new site senior functional for Acquisition said his goal for the office is to continue to deliver high-quality support.
June 16, 2021
Retiring deputy of PEO Digital discusses AgileDevOps, future of directorate

Col. Ryan Mantz, who had been serving as deputy program executive officer for Digital, retired after 29 years of service in a ceremony here June 11. Prior to his departure, Mantz reflected on his nearly three decades as an Air Force acquisition officer. He also discussed the future of the
June 3, 2021
Hanscom mission planning team supports JADC2 through agile software development

In an effort to facilitate Joint All-Domain Command and Control, a team at Hanscom recently demonstrated a new agile cloud-based aircraft mission planning application. JOMS Core Mission Planning, or JOMS CMP, is an aircraft transit planning software that leverages CloudOne to identify users and
June 3, 2021
Test workshop brings focus to C4I testing

In an effort to inform Hanscom-area acquisition professionals about test efforts and capabilities, the 96th Cyberspace Test Group, Detachment 1, located here, will host a virtual test workshop June 8 at 1 p.m. The event is part of a quarterly series of workshops offered by the detachment, each with
June 1, 2021
Hanscom team awards contract for up to six aircraft

A Hanscom team awarded a $464.8 million contract to Learjet, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of the Specialized Aircraft Division of Bombardier Inc., on June 1 in support of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node program, headquartered here.The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity agreement
May 28, 2021
Precision landing system increases warfighter readiness overseas

A team in the Digital Directorate here recently improved warfighter readiness by using the first Deployable Instrument Landing System at an airfield outside the United States.
May 19, 2021
Upcoming CNS/ATM virtual Working Group to highlight emerging technologies

The Communication, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic Management Center of Excellence will host its 2021 CNS/ATM Working Group as an entirely online experience, featuring senior leaders from the Federal Aviation Administration, Headquarters Air Force and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.

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