Aventis, a Canvas company, has been awarded two Prime Technical and Management Advisory Services (TMAS) 3 contracts with U.S. Air Force Test Center totaling $847M in value.
• TMAS 3 AEDC – $523M
• TMAS 3 96th Test Wing – $323M
Under TMAS 3, Canvas will deliver robust systems engineering (SE) and technical assistance service including integrated test and engineering expertise across advanced weapon systems; high‑fidelity modeling, simulation, and analysis; AI/ML development; digital engineering; and mission‑critical test operations spanning the flight, ground, and cyber test domains. Our engineering capabilities accelerate data insight, enhance decision making, and enable test automation, while MBSE and enterprise digital solutions maintain requirements traceability and system‑level integration across complex test architectures. Together, these disciplines enable the Air Force Test Center to design, execute, and analyze warfighting capabilities with precision, speed, and technical rigor. the TMAS Program primarily focuses on robust systems engineering (SE) and technical assistance services.
“These awards reflect the critical technical work our team provides to strengthen the Air Force test and evaluation mission,” said Jami Peyton, Chief Executive Officer. “Aventis brings proven test, engineering, and mission‑focused expertise essential to advancing next‑generation capabilities.”
Execution leadership includes Gerald Burnett and Joel Abrahams, aligning technical disciplines, staffing, and test priorities across both efforts.
Mally Cash, President stated, “TMAS 3 accelerates Canvas’ ability to fuel the Air Force’s toughest test and engineering missions, driving rapid innovation, decisive technical insight, and mission‑ready capability for the warfighter.”
About Canvas
Canvas is a test, technology, and engineering company headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, with over 700 employees nationwide. Canvas delivers mission-ready capabilities across test and evaluation, engineering, software and data, hypersonics and advanced weapon systems, digital engineering, cyber, and AI-enabled autonomy, applying technical depth and disciplined execution to complex national defense challenges.