The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) has issued a special notice regarding an upcoming requirement for the Aircrew Electronic Warfare Tactical Training Ranges (AEWTTR) III follow-on contract. This announcement was highlighted in a LinkedIn post by Derrick Hu, the Deputy Director for the Office of Small Business Programs at NAWCWD (Hu, 2026).
The AEWTTR Project Office, located at NAWCWD in China Lake, California, serves as the system support activity providing engineering expertise for the Naval Aviation Training Systems Program Management AIR (PMA 205) and Department of Defense (DoD) activities that support training and Test & Evaluation (T&E) ranges (System for Award Management, 2026a). The anticipated scope of the AEWTTR III requirement encompasses the acquisition of products and services associated with Electronic Warfare Threat Systems (EWTS) and peripheral instrumentation. These systems support DoD and foreign T&E and training ranges engaged in pre-deployment aircrew training, weapons evaluation, and countermeasures development (System for Award Management, 2026a).
Required capabilities for the AEWTTR III contract include EWTS sustainment, service life extension, and technical refreshes, which involve maintaining, repairing, updating, and integrating components to threat systems and sub-systems (System for Award Management, 2026b). Additional requirements involve the development and integration of range instrumentation, open and closed loop EWTS life cycle logistics, and Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) interface instrumentation (System for Award Management, 2026b). The contract also covers the design and development of Opposition Forces (OPFOR) communication and Electronic Attack (EA) systems, as well as cybersecurity sustainment, vulnerability management, and system accreditation (System for Award Management, 2026b).
The government intends to award a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (MAC IDIQ) contract for these requirements (System for Award Management, 2026b). NAWCWD previously conducted a Requirement Briefing for the anticipated follow-on contract during the California Contracting, Acquisition, and Procurement (CCAP) Industry Day on February 4, 2026, in Ridgecrest, California (System for Award Management, 2026a).
References
Hu, D. (2026). NAWCAD RFI Acquisition Strategy Review [LinkedIn post]. LinkedIn. NAWCAD RFI Acquisition Strategy Review | Derrick Hu posted on the topic | LinkedIn
System for Award Management. (2026a). AEWTTR III (Notice ID: N6893626R5001) [Special Notice]. U.S. General Services Administration. SAM.gov
System for Award Management. (2026b). AEWTTR III (Notice ID: N6893626R5001) [Sources Sought]. U.S. General Services Administration. SAM.gov
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