Huntsville-based BlueHalo has landed a nearly $100 million U.S. Air Force contract to advance technologies supporting military space systems.

The company was awarded a $99.8 million ceiling indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the Leveraged Orbital Battlespace Optimization, or LOBO, program, according to the Department of Defense.

The research and development work is aimed at advancing scientific knowledge and state-of-the-art technology supporting space systems.

Work will be performed in Huntsville and at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and is expected to continue through Aug. 29, 2031.

The $99.8 million represents the maximum value of the IDIQ contract rather than funding obligated immediately at award.

The Air Force is initially obligating nearly $1.7 million in fiscal 2026 research, development, test and evaluation funding for two task orders. Those initial task orders have a combined ceiling of approximately $20.2 million.

The Air Force Research Laboratory at Kirtland is the contracting activity.

The award resulted from a competitive acquisition in which one offer was received.

BlueHalo has a significant Huntsville presence and works across a range of national security technologies, including space systems, counter-unmanned aircraft systems, artificial intelligence and directed energy.

The latest award adds to the company’s recent Air Force work. In August, BlueHalo’s Huntsville operation received an $11.2 million contract modification for the Aiman Improved Readiness program, bringing the total value of that contract to approximately $41.2 million.

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