76th Software Engineering Group (SWEG)- Tinker AFB

What 76th Software Engineering Group (SWEG)- Tinker AFB does

The 76th Software Engineering Group (76 SWEG) is a U.S. Air Force civilian software engineering organization headquartered at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is one of three Software Engineering Groups (alongside 309 SWEG at Hill AFB and 402 SWEG at Robins AFB) operating under the Air Force Sustainment Center Software Directorate (AFSC/SW). The directorate traces its software engineering tradition to 1947 and collectively employs nearly 5,000 civilian professionals across avionics, weaponry, simulation, missile systems, command and control, cybersecurity, AI/ML, AR/VR, and robotics/autonomous systems. 76 SWEG specifically supports weapon-system software for platforms including the B-21 Raider, B-52, F-15, F-16, F-22, F-35, KC-46, MQ-9, ICBM, and Space Force assets, and serves as the development organization for projects such as the HH-60W Flight Management System and LRSO SMO software.

The technology portfolio centers on Agile and DevSecOps methodologies, Model-Based Systems Engineering, embedded systems development, hardware emulation, and cloud-native infrastructure (containers, Kubernetes). Core proprietary platforms include Crucible (a multi-classification DevSecOps cloud environment established in 2019 by the Thunder CAMP team), EDDGE (Extreme Digital Development Group Enterprise, an innovation framework established in 2017), the Emitter Data Generator (EDG) used by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing for electromagnetic spectrum dominance, VDATS portable diagnostic test systems, and training systems including Vigilant Spirit, URT GBTS, and NAVPTS. Research outputs include the FACE self-explainable AI framework for camouflage detection and applied ML research conducted jointly with the University of Oklahoma and Air Force Research Labs. The organization publishes Crosstalk, a 35+ year peer-reviewed journal of defense software engineering.

The business model is non-commercial: 76 SWEG is funded through Department of Defense defense budget appropriations allocated to AFSC/SW, with the Department of War / U.S. Air Force as the sole customer entity. There is no priced product offering to external buyers; software is delivered directly to Air Force and DoW weapon-system program offices through internal government channels. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. The organization is led by Director Dr. Kristian Olivero and Deputy Director Ms. Lauren Hazen, with Kevin Higgs directing EDDGE-Oklahoma City and Felix Cortez leading the Xanatos Gambit embedded systems team.

Name

76th Software Engineering Group (SWEG)- Tinker AFB

Legal name

Air Force Sustainment Center Software Directorate (AFSC/SW)

Website

https://afscsoftware.dso.mil

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The 76th Software Engineering Group is a U.S. Air Force civilian software organization at Tinker AFB, part of AFSC/SW, delivering software development, sustainment, and modernization for Department of War weapon systems including the B-21, F-35, and ICBM. It operates proprietary DevSecOps platforms and AI research serving a single DoD customer.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defense Software Engineering

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760), Aircraft & Parts (3720)

akta.pro primary industry

Defense Software, Mission Applications & Open Architecture (MOSA) Systems (IMABAOAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Military Avionics, Mission Computers & Flight Controls (IMABAMAE), Guidance, Navigation & Control (GNC) Electronics for Weapons (IMABAGAH), Electronic Warfare (EW) & SIGINT/ELINT Systems (IMABAGAB), Military ISR, EW & SIGINT Payloads (Airborne) (IMABAMAF)

Keywords

• Defense software engineering
• DevSecOps cloud platforms
• Weapon system software
• Embedded software development
• Military software sustainment

Headquarters

HQ city

Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Government Appropriated Funding: As a Department of Defense organization, AFSC/SW operates on government appropriated funding provided by U.S. taxpayers. Revenue is not commercially generated but rather allocated through defense budgets for software development, sustainment, and modernization supporting Department of War weapon systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The 76th Software Engineering Group (76 SWEG) at Tinker AFB is a U.S. Air Force government organization that provides organic software development, sustainment, and modernization for Department of War weapon systems. Its core offerings include the Crucible multi-classification DevSecOps cloud platform, the EDDGE innovation team for emerging technology research, embedded software and avionics development, and AI/ML applications for defense systems. The group operates as part of the Air Force Sustainment Center Software Directorate (AFSC/SW), supporting platforms such as B-1, B-2, B-21, B-52, F-15, F-16, F-22, F-35, KC-46, MQ-9, and ICBM systems across over 200 active projects.

Product overview

76th Software Engineering Group (SWEG) at Tinker AFB is part of the AFSC Software Directorate, one of the world's best software producers with nearly 5,000 employees. The organization provides a comprehensive suite of software development, sustainment, and modernization services for the Department of War. Core products include: (1) Crucible - multi-classification DevSecOps cloud platforms for weapon system software; (2) EDDGE - innovation team for emerging technology research; (3) Emitter Data Generator (EDG) - electromagnetic spectrum analysis tools; (4) VDATS - diagnostic test systems; and (5) various training systems (Vigilant Spirit, URT GBTS, NAVPTS). The organization also publishes Crosstalk, the Journal of Defense Software Engineering. These products collectively support avionics, weaponry, simulation, missile systems, command and control, cybersecurity, AI/ML, AR/VR, robotics and autonomous systems across over 200 active projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EDDGE (Extreme Digital Development Group Enterprise): Research, develop, and apply innovative and emerging technologies to provide organic solutions to the evolving challenges facing the Department of War.
• Crucible
• Thunder CAMP
• Crosstalk - The Journal of Defense Software Engineering

Products and services

• Crucible Multi-classification DevSecOps cloud platform for weapon-system software, providing secure, flexible, resilient, and scalable environments with world-class tools, collaborative capabilities, decentralized support for satellite environments, and System Integration Labs (SILs) for Hardware in the Loop (HitL) testing.
• EDDGE (Extreme Digital Development Group Enterprise) Innovation team that researches, develops, and applies emerging technologies to provide organic solutions to Department of War challenges using open architecture principles, DevSecOps pipelines, and emerging technology.
• Emitter Data Generator (EDG) Suite of tools with API that allows reprogrammers to organize, evaluate, and process emitter profile libraries with greater speed and efficiency, including Dynamic Labels feature for quick parametric reference. Used by the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing for electromagnetic spectrum dominance.
• VDATS BT (Versatile Diagnostic Automatic Test System Benchtop) Ruggedized, portable diagnostic system that brings depot-level diagnostics directly to the flight line, eliminating shipping delays and reducing aircraft downtime.
• Vigilant Spirit Government-Off-The-Shelf (GOTS) product originally developed by AFRL for clustering small UAS. The 555 SWES modified and enhanced it into a robust simulated training environment for large Group 5 RPAs.
• URT GBTS (Undergraduate RPA Ground Based Training System) Training system using modified Vigilant Spirit to train approximately 400 RPA Pilots and Multi-Domain Operations Aviators annually for USAF and Air National Guard at the 558th Flying Training Squadron.
• NAVPTS (Navy Air Vehicle Pilot Training System) Navy Air Vehicle Pilot Training System for Navy and Marine Corps future UAS pilots at Naval Air Station Pensacola, preparing students for MQ-25 and MQ-9 platforms.
• Resume Scoring System (RSS)

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced software fielding timeline from 414 days to 2-week sprints with automated testing cutting test time from 6-9 weeks to under 30 minutes
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of Oklahoma (OU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartment 70 operates out of Two Partners Place facility on OU campus. Collaborative research on Machine Learning with professors at OU. AFRL focuses on basic research and partners with OC-ALC and academic partners to bring fundamental research to applied settings. Research includes self-explaining Machine Learning algorithms for radar and C2 applications.
• Brigham Young University (BYU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBYU Cyber Corps Scholarship for Service (SFS) recipients and faculty visited 309 SWEG for mission overview and production facility tours. Partnership aims to develop cybersecurity professionals and create talent pipeline.
• Air Force Research Labs (AFRL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFRL focuses on basic, fundamental research and partners with OC-ALC and academic partners to bring fundamental research to applied, practical settings. EDDGE team applies AFRL Machine Learning tools in practical defense applications.
• Team 8 (Embedded Consortium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmbedded Consortium commissioned by Air Force Chief Software Officer. XG team chairs and administers Team 8 which has contact with 20+ companies, multiple DoD agencies, major contractors and research institutions. Focus on addressing constraints in embedded development.
• Air Force Nuclear Weapons CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on B-21 Raider program covering nuclear certification, safe escape distance analysis, hardness assessment, and Nuclear Command, Control and Communications planning.
• Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading development of B-21 Raider under direction of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. AFMC comprises nearly 70% of Program Executive Office team.
• Multiple Defense ContractorscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner76 SWEG enabled over 11 programs and 12 contractors to successfully apply Open Mission Systems. Provided Government developed Critical Abstraction Layer allowing Warfighter and smaller contractors to design OMS Compliant systems without vendor lock.
• MITRE CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner558 SWES hosted MITRE Corporation representative for laboratory demonstration of E-3 AWACS ACIP program. Knowledge transfer in support of Japan AWACS program implementation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Lockheed Martin: Defense prime that develops and sustains software-intensive platforms (F-35, B-21) that76 SWEG supports. Comparable in producing mission-critical defense software but operates as a commercial contractor at far greater scale.
• SAIC: Large defense IT services contractor providing software engineering and DevSecOps support across DoD programs. Comparable in offering defense software services as an outsourced complement to organic government capabilities like AFSC/SW.
• RTX (Raytheon Technologies): Defense prime with significant avionics, missile, and EW software portfolios that overlap with 76 SWEG's work on missile systems, EW (EDG/350 SWW), and avionics. Operates as a broad incumbent across multiple AFSC/SW support domains.
• Leidos: Major defense IT services prime that competes with and complements AFSC/SW on outsourced defense software work. Comparable business model around defense software development, DevSecOps, and platform sustainment, but operating at much larger commercial scale.
• BAE Systems: Defense prime with significant avionics, electronic warfare, and military software capabilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent in defense electronics and software-intensive systems.

Direct peers

• MITRE Corporation: FFRDC operating federally funded research centers supporting DoD software-intensive systems (already a partner of 76 SWEG). Comparable as an organic-feeling, mission-driven organization developing and sustaining defense software standards and architectures.
• NAVAIR (Naval Air Systems Command): Navy equivalent of AFSC/SW, providing software development and sustainment for naval aviation platforms (analogous to how AFSC/SW supports Air Force platforms). Direct peer in mission and structure as a U.S. military software organization supporting flight-critical systems.
• Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL): AFRL is the Air Force's primary research organization and a direct partner of 76 SWEG (Department 70, EDDGE). Comparable in that it is an Air Force scientific/engineering organization with deep overlap in AI/ML, autonomy, and radar research feeding operational programs.
• Army C5ISR Center: U.S. Army software and systems integration center performing similar organic government software development, DevSecOps, and command-and-control work for Army platforms. Closest service-branch equivalent to AFSC/SW.

Emerging players

• Palantir Technologies: Commercial software firm with deep DoD penetration in data analytics, command-and-control, and AI/ML platforms. Comparable as a partner/competitor in modern defense software, AI, and DevSecOps — but operating as a fast-moving commercial entity rather than organic government.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

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