AGILITY. SECURITY. EXCELLENCE.
Air Force
Software
Ecosystem
Deliver modern software applications in support of the 350 SWW missions of rapid Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming (EWIR), Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) assessment, and Wing target-, TTP-, and waveform capability development. Explores New Software Solutions, Identify possible software efficiencies, Executes Software Development, Develop, test and field software, Core agile and DevOps principles, Continuous delivery of cloud-native software, Educates the Wing on digital organizations, Build a learning culture and organization.
Mission: To experiment, measure, and learn with fully-kitted teams to deliver EW mission focused software.
Leveraged Infrastructure
| Environment | IL Level | cATO? Y/N |
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| Platform One (NIPR) | IL-2, IL-4 | Y |
| Cloudworks (SIPR) | IL-5 | Y |
Key Capabilities
Software Development in Support of Electronic Warfare Missions
- Software Factory
- Web Application Development
- Desktop Script Development
- Software Architecture and APIs
The 16th Weather Squadron delivers vitial environmental information through software operations and scientific services to the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, ensuring operational advantage and safety across air, space, and cyberspace. By providing accurate andd timely forecasts and analyses, they inform decision-makers, improving mission planning, execution, and resources protection.
Mission: Generate mission specific environmental information for operational planning & execution, enabling decision-makers to reduce risk and exploit opportunities in all weather conditions.
Leveraged Infrastructure
| Environment | IL Level | cATO? Y/N |
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| AWS | IL-2/4/5 | Y |
| HPC (Located at ORNL) | IL-5 | N |
| On-premises | IL-5 | N |
Key Capabilities
- Innovation Cell Activities for Weather Operations
- Web Application Development
- Global and Regional Weather Models
- Decision tailored weather information
Mobile Operations enable the US and its allies to dominate warfare. BESPIN uniquely combines the secure Infrastructure, tailored customer experience, and direct hands-on training required to solve the DAF's toughest problems. From low connectivity at the edge to managed ecosystems at home, BESPIN offers robust toolkits to impact a wide range of mobile operational environments. Over the past 5 years, BESPIN has supported 100k+ active daily application users, reduced cloud setup integration time by 99%, created streamlined cybersecurity pathways to reduce ATO time by 90%, and rapidly expanded a mobile focused development base to push the DAF further into the future.
Mission: BESPIN is the first 'go to' for solving any operational or tactical problems that involve mobile.
Leveraged Infrastructure
| CloudOne (AWS) |
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| Cantina Pipeline |
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Key Capabilities
Enterprise Capabilities
- DoD's only mobile delivery pipeline to Apple, Android, and mission device app stores (Mobile Device Managers).
- DAF AFRL CloudWorks Delivery Reciprocity
- Design Studio (User Experience/Design Factory)
- FORGE: specializing in mobile and cloud infrastructure/platform activities
- User Experience Monitoring: shifting in-app analytics as far left as possible
- Data Ops (IDAM, APIs, data transport with CDS)
- Ability to issue Certificates to Field (CtF) for applications via our accredited (ATO’d) CI/CD pipeline
DAF Enterprise provider for state-of-the-art cloud computing platforms, technologies, approaches, and solutions. <br> Delivers and sustains war-winning IT capabilties through the provisioning of common secure computing environments, standardized platforms, system migration and support services, and data management. Cloud One hosts: 171 mission systems, 71 in development, and 95 mission systems currently in migration.
Mission: Warfighter Data Anytime, Anyplace
Leveraged Infrastructure
| Environment | IL Level | cATO? Y/N |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | IL2-IL6 | N |
| Azure | IL2-IL6 | N |
| OCI | IL2-IL5 | N |
| GCP | IL2-IL5 | N |
Key Capabilities
Enterprise Capabilities
- Cloud One offers secure hosting environments across 4 Cloud service providers covering 4 Impact Levels through repeatable infrastructure and cybersecurity guardrails to protect data, along with Enterprise Web Application Firewalls, Internet and Cloud Access Points. Cloud One utilizes a Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) to provide SIEM capabilities in support of mission surety and FIAR compliance. Along with a suite of ATO’d Shared Common services.
EmeraldCode Software Factory (ECFS) drives operational excellence by delivering tailored, transformative solutions that enhance analytic creativity within campaigning process. Using scalable DevSecOps, machine learning, predictive analytics, and cloud repositories, ECSF empowers decision-makers and analysts with traceable, verifiable insights to boost efficiency and amplify strategic impact DoD wide.
Mission: Deliver scalable, mission-specific DevSecOps software solutions to support acquisition and employment strategies.
Leveraged Infrastructure
ECSF employs a hybrid cloud architecture, integrating on-premise unclassified and Secret Collateral RDTE ATO enclaves with Cloud One Azure Secret IL6 and ADVANA IL6 environments, to enable cost-efficient batch processing of millions of data records.
Key Capabilities
Enterprise Service Activities
- Web Application Development
- Mobile Application Development
- Modeling and Simulation
- Weapon Effectiveness Assessments
- Aircraft Attrition Development
- Automated and Structured Methodologies
- Cybersecurity and Compliance
- E2E Cloud-Native Solutions
- Structured Software Architecture
- Tailored PK Curve Generation
- DevSecOps ATO Pipelines
- Machine Learning and Predictive Capes
Black Label provides a critical capability for the Air Force and Joint Cyber community by delivering a secure, adaptable, and rapidly evolving DevSecOps software factory that empowers cyber warfighters to develop, deploy, and continuously improve offensive cyber capabilties. This translates into enhanced cyber warfare capabilties, rapid development and deployment, improved security posture, cost efficiency, collaboration, and alignment with strategic objectives.
Mission: Empower Air Force and Joint cyber warfighters by rapidly developing, securely delivering, and continuously enhancing offensive cyber warefare capabilities through a flexible and adaptable DevSecOps software factory.
Leveraged Infrastructure
| Environment | IL Level | cATO? Y/N |
|---|---|---|
| BLU (AWS) | IL4 | Y |
| PROTON (Azure) | IL5 | Y |
| RCDN | TS/SCI | Y |
Key Capabilities
Service Activities
- Custom CI/CD Pipeline Development & Management
- Platform Engineering & Infrastructure Automation
- Cybersecurity Integration & Management
- Continuous Capability Acceptance & Certification (cCAC)
- Customer Success & Concierge Services
- Joint Development Environment (JDE) Integration
The KM Platform is an OEM-built, mission-ready environment designed for high-stakes, sensitive operations. It provides the tools, processes, and secure infrastructure/platform needed to deploy, scale, and operationalize software with speed and security. By accelerating delivery pipelines and streamlining the path to production, KM enables teams to field mission-ready capabilities across multiple security domains and multiple mission areas.
Mission: Deliver a modern platform that enables secure, scalable, and resilient capability delivery built to outpace and withstand evolving threats.
Leveraged Infrastructure
| Environment | IL Level | cATO? Y/N |
|---|---|---|
| Azure | IL4 | N |
| Azure | IL5 | N |
| Azure | IL6 | N |
Key Capabilities
Operational Capabilities
- 31 hosted mission applications across multiple security domains
- Fast Onboarding of new teams
- Security policy compliance built-in
- >99.9% uptime across development, staging, and production environments
- Push to production in hours not days
- Implements industry best practices across development and operational environments
We procure and deploy applications in months, not years, significantly accelerating warfighter capabilties. Our platform empowers rapid development, with projects starting in as little as 2 weeks and Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) deployed to production within 6 months.
Mission: Driving Air Force innovation and agility by providing a powerful enterprise low-code/no-code platform for rapid application development
Leveraged Infrastructure
COTS Low-Code/No-Code Appian Platform, Cloud One Automated DevSecOps Pipeline, Integrated Services for Scalability.
| Environment | IL Level | cATO? Y/N |
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| CloudOne AWS | Development Env - IL-2 | Y |
| CloudOne AWS | NIPR Environment - IL-2 | Y |
Key Capabilities
Service Activities
- Reduce Hosting Cost: Shared Multi-Tenant Infrastructure
- Built-in Scalability: Integrated Services
- Expert Support: Established Acquisition Vehicle for Resources and Centralized Support Services
- Empower Citizen Developers: Comprehensive Training Program
- Simplified Acquisition: Streamlined BCAC and Clinger-Cohen Act
- Streamline Compliance: Rapid Cyber / ATO
- Reduce Dev Cost: Automated DevSecOps Pipeline
By using MXS to abstract away multi-program SAP environment complexities, a developer can focus on warfighting capabilities. This pre-accredited API and our Certificate-to-Field (CTF) process directly benefits the SAP Community by streamlining multi-program accreditation and offer key benefits: Operational Improvements: Faster authorization via CTF for rapid deployment.Strategic Advancements: Secure, compliant environment integrates solutions into SAP enterprise workflows.Risk Mitigation: Automation of security and compliance via pre-accredited API and CTF. Ultimately, this means faster access to secure applications for warfighters, improved operational effectiveness, and a more agile defense capability, delivering measurable impact for the SAP Community.
Mission: To enable warfighter-developed applications to operate securely and efficiently in a multi-program environment.
Leveraged Infrastructure
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| Environment | IL Level | cATO? Y/N |
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| CloudOne AWS | IL-2/5 | Y |
| FENCES | IL5 | N(IATT) |
| T-FEN | NA | Y |
Key Capabilities
Operational Capabilities for SAP applications
- MXS provides a development and deployment environment specifically designed for greenfield SAP applications with PL-3 requirements. We also provide tooling including label standards, implementation guidance, and enterprise SAP ICAM to assist organizations in their own multi-program implementations. Currently, we are testing and deploying our first applications on this platform.
- Software Development Kit (SDK) for SAP app development: Available for use by all for independent deployments.
- Accredited Cloud Platform for Software Development: While the capability is under evaluation by the 76th SWEG, we are seeking early adopters with PL-3 requirements for our anticipated white-glove PL-3 service.
Research & develop OPIR data exploitation S/W applications for 11th Space Warning Sq (11 SWS) and 26th Intel Sq (26 IS) located at Buckley SFB, CO. Perform risk mitigation and tech maturation for FORGE development (Future Operationally Resilient Ground Enterprise; next generation OPIR ground) – establishing path to deploy on FORGE.
Mission: To discover emerging needs, reduce risk, pathfinding new capabilities, empowering collaboration and driving rapid deployment of ground-breaking innovations that derive deeper meaning and Return on Investment (ROI) from Space Sensing data.
Leveraged Infrastructure
| Environment | IL Level | cATO? Y/N |
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| P1 Big Bang | IL-4 | N |
| AWS (via C2E contract) | IL-4, IL-6 | N |
Key Capabilities
Operational Capabilties for MIssile Warning, MIssile Tracking & Battlespace Awareness (MW/MT/BA) Mission Areas
- OPIR Data Exploration
- S/W Algorithm & Application RDT&E
- AI/ML RDT&E
Leveraging P1's infrastructure saves program offices time and money. Better risk management across software supply chain. Accelerated delivery of software and digital transformation.
Mission: Provide the trusted foundation to continuously develop, secure, and operate better software.
Leveraged Infrastructure
| Cloud One |
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| DAF Cloudworks |
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Key Capabilities
Enterprise Service Activities
- Software supply chain security (Iron Bank)
- DevSecOps infrastructure (Big Bang)
- Managed Platform as a Service (Party Bus)
- Edge computing for hybrid operations (EdgeOps)
- Jira, Confluence, ChatOps (CollabTools)
- AI-assisted rapid acquisition of DevSecOps products and services (MarketPlace)
Rollout high quality products and features to production rapidly. Provide a Digital Platform that complies with DoD DevSecOps guidance. Support and provide development enclaves (infrastructure) for developers and integrators up to the TS/NC3 level Integration with the target production environments.
Mission: Provide NCC software developers with a common Digital Platform enabling Technical Expertise and processes to accelerate software delivery of Combatant Command – Command and Control and Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications planning and weapons systems’ software products
Leveraged Infrastructure
| Environment | IL Level | cATO? Y/N |
|---|---|---|
| RBG (CUI) | IL-4 | Y |
| RBR (S) | IL-6 | Y |
| RBO (TS//Col) | IL-G | Y |
Key Capabilities
Operational Capabilities
- Development platform for software application development and integration to support the nuclear USSTRATCOM mission
The hackers behind our nation’s hackers.The home of the military hacker. Disciplined and agile craftspersons of the highest caliber, empowered by an environment tailored to their work, ready to deliver options to the warfighter before the country needs them employed. Lead the info warfare community: understand needs early, arm them prior to conflict, give maneuver space in conflict.
Mission: Deliver the Cyber Capabilities our nation requires.Strategic Intent : Propel the quality and quantity of Title 10 cyber operations before 2027 by delivering trusted options, integrating with task forces, and growing the future force - from an environment our people love.
Leveraged Infrastructure
| Environment | IL Level | cATO? Y/N |
|---|---|---|
| Black Label-U | 4 | Y |
| JDE-TS | TS//SCI | Y |
| JDE-U | 5 | Y |
| JCAP | TS//SCI | Y |
Key Capabilities
Operational Capabilities for Cyber Mission Forces
- Part of Combat/National Support Teams as detailed in the Cyber Force Concept of Operations and Employment.
- Service-Retained development
- Deliver cyber capabilities to 16 AF and others through DevSecOps.
- Innovation Cell Activities for AF Cyber Forces
1. Research & Evaluations:Researching and evaluating technologies from open-source, commercial industry, academia and other government entities. Attending and briefing at conferences, publishing papers, contributing up-stream. 2. Product Development & Prototypes: Developing prototypes and products using latest innovations from the commercial world. Demoing and delivering solutions to organic software teams and program offices. 3. 'Let's just Try' Environment: Hybrid Cloud/On-prem environments at off-base location to encourage collaboration and engagement.Dedicated environment for teams to test, experiment, train, & develop new software products rapidly.
Mission: Serve as a forward-reconnaissance team that keeps up with the changing software landscape by evaluating technology and developing products to deliver potential solutions to teams and program offices.
Leveraged Infrastructure
| Cloud One |
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| Platform One |
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Key Capabilities
Innovation Cell Activities for Software Activities at Hill AFB
- Embedded Weapons System Software
- Infrastructure and platform deployment
- Containerized software development
- Software integration on H/W
- Platform for prototyping
Space Commercially Augmented Mission Platform (CAMP) is an AFRL software factory focused on the continuous development and deployment of USSF mission applications to operators in the DoD Space Community.
Mission: To deliver digital solutions and establish efficient acquisition processes for Guardians by leveraging modern, in-house expertise focused on bridging capability gaps and achieving scalable operational advantages.Vision: To revolutionize the digital landscape of the U.S. Space Force by delivering mission-enhancing software solutions.
Leveraged Infrastructure
| Environment | IL Level | cATO? Y/N |
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| Gravity | IL-2, IL-4 | Y |
| Party Bus | IL-4 | Y |
| ODIN | IL-6, TS | Y |
Key Capabilities
Operational Capabilities for Space Missions
- Software Factory
- DevSecOps Platform
- Agile training and education
- UI/UX support for Supra Coders
- Sim over live capability for space scenarios
Eliminates Redundancy: UP consolidates cyber capabilities into a single DoD cloud environment, reducing cost and simplifying management across 6 programs which support 137 Cyber Mission Force teams.Enhances Security: UP monitors the cloud environment and reduces the attack surface for an adversary otherwise seeking to compromise 47 DoD Information Networks.Shortens Timeline: UP development and collaboration tools serve 5400 users on 234 software projects, reducing time to authorize and deploy capabilities into operations.
Mission: UP provides the secure environment to rapidly develop, test, deploy, and operate cyber capabilities.
Leveraged Infrastructure
| Environment | IL Level | cATO? Y/N |
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| AWS GovCloud | IL-4, IL-5 | Y |
Key Capabilities
Service Activities
- UP is the foundation of the U.S. Cyber Command Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture, providing DevSecOps Platform/Pipeline Services and Development/Collaboration Tools for Cyber Mission Forces and Subordinate Command Elements.