USAF contracts for weapon-planning software with Tapestry Solutions

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May 28, 2019

Lisa Daigle

Assistant Managing Editor

Military Embedded Systems

SAN DIEGO. Tapestry Solutions, a Boeing company, has garnered a 10-year contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide weapon planning software (WPS) for numerous aircraft and weapons platforms used by U.S. military and allied forces.

The award -- carrying a potential value of $259 million -- includes the development, enhancement, and support of the WPS suite – a core component of the Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) architecture, which enables collaborative mission-planning and data-sharing capabilities between military services so that users can plan the details of a mission, including routes, threats, and spots for weapons launches.

The WPS suite supports Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) requirements related to precision-guided munition planning for A-10, B-1, B-2, B-52, F-15E, F-16, F-22, F/A-18, and F-35 operational units worldwide, according to company officials.

Debbie Churchill, vice president, Mission Products and Services, Tapestry Solutions, said of the Air Force award: "“We are looking forward on building on our partnership with the U.S. Air Force as we help to fulfill their mission-planning needs with the WPS suite. It will ensure our customers have the critical data they need to get from mission plan to execution more efficiently with the use of faster, more powerful, and intuitive weapons-planning capabilities.”