Elodie Collins 
Booz Allen Hamilton has secured an $81.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide engineering and integration support for the Hypersonic Test Capability Improvement project at Arnold Engineering Development Complex, or AEDC.
The Department of War said Monday that Booz Allen will deliver lead system design integrator services, including system design, development and integration, to enable hypersonic testing. Work will be performed at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee and at company facilities in McLean, Virginia, through March 2034.
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The contract was awarded on a sole-source basis because Booz Allen is the only company capable of meeting the Air Force’s requirements, according to a notice on SAM.gov. Booz Allen is already providing similar services under a previously-awarded task order under the General Services Administration’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract vehicle.
The Air Force Test Center at Arnold AFB serves as the contracting activity.
What Is the Arnold Engineering Development Complex?
AEDC is the Air Force’s premier flight simulation and test facility and one of the largest aerospace testing complexes in the world. It operates dozens of wind tunnels, engine test cells, space environmental chambers, ballistic ranges and other specialized systems.
AEDC supports major U.S. aerospace and defense programs, including aircraft, missiles and space systems, and serves as a critical resource for advancing next-generation warfighting capabilities. The facility serves DOW, NASA, and domestic and foreign private industry.
What Other Services Is Booz Allen Providing the Air Force?
The award builds on Booz Allen’s expanding role in Air Force modernization and advanced defense programs.
In a $315 million contract the Department of the Air Force Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management awarded in 2025, Booz Allen partnered with L3Harris Technologies to deliver a prototype of the Advanced Battle Management System Distributed Battle Management Node Phase II Tactical Operations Center-Light to securely connect sensors, decision-makers and weapons at the edge.
Booz Allen is also working with the Air Force under a potential $743.1 million contract for enterprise level application modernization and migration.
