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Beacon's MISSILE test-facility software is live at the Navy's Wallops Island center

The test-facility operations platform entered use during its prototype phase. It operates under an interim authority to connect, with a follow-on multi-year licensing contract in process.

Beacon Interactive Systems' MISSILE software is operational at the Navy's Surface Combat Systems Center at Wallops Island, the company announced Nov. 5. The platform manages operations and sustainment for land-based test facilities.1

MISSILE platform is live and operational

Beacon's land-based test facility operations and sustainment platform

Beacon Interactive Systems announced on Nov. 5, 2026 that the first installation of its MISSILE platform is live and operational at NAVSEA Surface Combat Systems Center at Wallops Island

Interim Authority to Connect

The system operates under an Interim Authority to Connect, went live in its prototype phase, with a follow-on multi-year licensing contract in process

Beacon Interactive Systems release via PR Newswire

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Beacon adapted commercial products to the Navy's requirements during a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II effort. The system went live during its prototype phase and operates under an Interim Authority to Connect, with a follow-on multi-year licensing contract in process.1

MISSILE stands for Multiple Systems Status Information Logistics & Equipment. Beacon says the software digitizes daily facility operations and provides visibility into an enterprise-wide schedule of test events. It also consolidates asset configurations and overlapping test cycles, according to the company.1

The company says consolidating configurations and test cycles helps the Navy deliver new technologies faster, but its release provides no performance data to substantiate that benefit.1

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  1. Beacon Interactive Systems release, PR Newswire, Nov. 5, 2026 www.prnewswire.com
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Contracts · Base infrastructure

Air Force seeks 3D concrete printers for protective structures, Defense News reports

The service wants mobile printers that lightly trained personnel can operate in austere conditions. Its small-business research solicitation closes in January 2027, Defense News reports.

The Air Force is seeking mobile 3D concrete printers to help military engineers rapidly build protective structures, Defense News reported Nov. 4. Its Small Business Innovation Research solicitation is a direct-to-Phase II project and closes in January 2027.1

Air Force wants to develop mobile 3D concrete printers

Stated goal: enable military engineers to rapidly print protective structures

cement-like materialswill evaluate cement-like materialsplanned

The project will evaluate cement-like materials for qualities such as strength, adhesion and the availability of local components.

construction geometrieswill develop new construction geometriesplanned

It will develop new construction geometries

The Air Force wants a printer operated in austere conditions by lightly trained personnel

Reported by Defense News, Nov. 4, 2026

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The development challenge combines protection with practical field use. Defense News tied the effort to Iranian attacks that damaged hundreds of U.S. military buildings across eight Middle Eastern countries, citing a September 2026 inspector general report. The Air Force is concerned that existing concrete-printing technology is not yet ready to produce structures that survive missile and drone bombardment.1

The service wants equipment that lightly trained military personnel can operate in austere conditions, with a goal of reducing skilled labor and using locally available cementitious materials where feasible. The project will assess cement-like materials for qualities including strength and adhesion, as well as the availability of local components.1

Defense News reported that the project will develop new construction geometries intended to improve survivability beyond conventional flat-wall construction. The shapes are intended to reduce blast reflection, limit pressure amplification, interrupt fragmentation paths and improve protection for occupants.1

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  1. Defense News: Under threat of air strikes, US looks to bolster base infrastructure with 3D printing www.defensenews.com
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Contracts · AI software

Virtualitics expands munitions planning software access across the Air Force

The renewed contract adds command dashboards and analysis of future storage requirements to software first deployed within Global Strike Command.

Virtualitics’ renewed and expanded Air Force contract makes its Automated Master Storage Planning (A-MSP) software available Air Force-wide, the company announced Nov. 3.1

A-MSP available across all Air Force Major Commands (MAJCOMs)

Automated Master Storage Planning (A-MSP) contract with the U.S. Air Force

The expanded contract adds command overview dashboards for MAJCOM leaders

The expanded contract adds enterprise-level planning and analysis of future storage requirements and inventory growth

Source: Virtualitics release via PR Newswire, Nov. 3, 2026

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The expansion adds Command Overview Dashboards showing leaders storage utilization, capacity and constraints across installations. It also adds enterprise-level analysis of future storage requirements and inventory growth, extending the software’s role in planning how much storage the force needs.1

A-MSP was developed to replace planning with spreadsheets, graph paper and hand calculations, according to Virtualitics. The company says it has been used across seven of the service’s commands and hundreds of users. It says the software reduces planning time by 70%.1

The software was first deployed within Air Force Global Strike Command.1 Its use elsewhere predates this expansion: Virtualitics said in October 2025 that A-MSP had been beta-tested across multiple commands.2

Air & Space Forces Magazine reported in November 2025 that the software was developed and beta-tested under a Small Business Innovation Research contract. The magazine reported that Virtualitics had received a one-year sole-source renewal of its phase III award and declined to disclose the value.3 The Nov. 3, 2026 announcement gives no contract vehicle, value or period of performance for the latest renewal.1

Storage planning can inform construction decisions: Virtualitics says Air Combat Command used A-MSP to assess whether existing facilities could accommodate its storage needs before committing to new construction. The company says that work identified approximately $22 million in potential cost avoidance, illustrating the infrastructure investment decisions the software can inform.1

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  1. Virtualitics release, Nov. 3, 2026 (PR Newswire) www.prnewswire.com
  2. Virtualitics release, Oct. 29, 2025 (PR Newswire) www.prnewswire.com
  3. Air & Space Forces Magazine, Nov. 13, 2025 www.airandspaceforces.com
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