The Department of the Air Force identified Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, as the sole candidate location to host the headquarters for the new Air Force Information Dominance Systems Center.
The Air Force announced the creation of AFIDSC within Air Force Materiel Command as part of the service's Great Power Competition initiative to strengthen and elevate the Air Force's focus on Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management; Cyber; Electronic Warfare; Information Systems; and Enterprise Digital Infrastructure.
Four existing information dominance-related Program Executive Offices will re-align from AFMC's Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to create the new center, led by a 3-star commander. The commander will be dual-hatted as the DAF Command, Control, Communications & Battle Management Program Director.
The PEO directorates aligning under AFIDSC's command are:
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C3BM
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Cyber and Networks
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Electronic Systems
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Business Enterprise Systems
The current estimate for the center staff is 136 positions. There will be minimal impact on the Program Offices designated to become part of this center, as personnel are expected to re-align in place.
The DAF anticipates making a final basing decision by the end of the year and plans to standup the new center in 2025.
