COMBAT REFUELING & OPERATIONS NETWORKED UNIVERSAL SYSTEMS (CRONUS)_JOINT KC-135 ELECTRIFIED BOOM LAB_(RFI)

Department of Defense · DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE · Special Notice · FA2385-CRONUS-KC135-RFI

posted 6 August 2026 · closed 6 September 2026 · NAICS 541715 · PSC AC13

Summary

The Department of Defense, via the Air Force Research Laboratory, issued an RFI to find industry partners for installing a KC-135 Electrified Boom Automation Lab at the Air Force Institute of Technology’s motion capture facility. The effort aims to bridge technology demonstration from lab work through prototyping to integration on operational platforms.

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