Through SBIR Phase III work, AlphaBravo’s Kubernetes fleet and lifecycle management platform is being extended to simplify how combat system software reaches the Fleet.
FREDERICK, MD, UNITED STATES, July 17, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — AlphaBravo, a veteran-owned small business focused on defense platform engineering and DevSecOps, has announced the receipt of a task order under its Navy Basic Ordering Agreement. The order calls for merging Tools Platform as a Service (TPaaS) capabilities into Pioneer, the firm’s Kubernetes fleet and lifecycle management platform. This work is aimed at making Integrated Combat System (ICS) software deployment to the Fleet more straightforward.
This task order represents a continuation of AlphaBravo’s collaboration with Naval Surface Warfare Center under an SBIR Phase III initiative, expanding upon technologies created and proven during the company’s SBIR Phase II award with Navy PEO Integrated Warfare Systems.
Currently, deploying and maintaining combat system software across the Fleet demands substantial manual engineering. Container images need hardening and verification. Baselines must remain uniform across ships and shore installations. Updates have to reach platforms that stay disconnected for prolonged periods. Pioneer tackles these issues through automated fleet-scale lifecycle management, built-in compliance evidence, and delivery workflows tailored for air-gapped and denied settings.
As part of this task order, AlphaBravo will embed TPaaS capabilities directly into Pioneer, offering Navy program teams one unified platform for constructing, hardening, delivering, and running containerized combat system software from the development environment all the way to the ship.
“Sailors and program offices should not have to piece together a dozen tools to get software to the Fleet,” remarked Chad Serino, CEO and Founder of AlphaBravo. “This integration places the entire pathway in a single location. Build it, harden it, deliver it, run it, wherever the mission takes you. That is what simplified deployment truly means.”
The initiative aligns with the Navy’s wider push for quicker, more uniform software delivery for integrated combat systems, and expands a capability already operational within an active Department of Defense weapon system program of record.
About AlphaBravo
AlphaBravo, Inc. is a veteran-owned, U.S.-owned small business based in Frederick, Maryland. The company provides platform engineering, DevSecOps, and Kubernetes solutions to the Department of Defense and federal agencies, with past work spanning Navy, Air Force, Army, and special operations programs. AlphaBravo is CMMC Level 2 certified and makes its products available through GSA MAS, NASA SEWP V, and ITES-SW2 contract vehicles. More information can be found at https://alphabravo.io.
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