Demetria Dawson

Demetria Dawson serves as a key procurement lead within the FA8523 Aflcmc Eska, supporting the Department of the Air Force’s mission to develop and sustain advanced airborne electronic warfare systems. She manages the acquisition lifecycle for critical avionics capabilities, including radar warning receivers, electronic countermeasures pods, and signal processing systems essential to air dominance in contested environments. Her work ensures timely integration of next-generation electronic attack and self-protection technologies onto tactical aircraft platforms, aligning contract actions with strategic modernization priorities and operational readiness requirements. Dawson maintains a primary contracting relationship with NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, a principal systems integrator for complex electronic warfare payloads. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term partnerships with prime contractors possessing deep expertise in RF systems, digital signal processing, and mission-critical avionics integration. She consistently engages vendors capable of delivering end-to-end solutions—from hardware design and embedded software development to field support and sustainment—ensuring technical continuity and operational interoperability across legacy and next-generation aircraft fleets. Her contracting portfolio reflects no set-aside preferences, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-critical focus on technical capability over socioeconomic classifications, prioritizing performance, speed, and system maturity in high-stakes electronic warfare domains where specialized expertise is limited and operational timelines are unforgiving. Dawson’s acquisitions are concentrated in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 334511 (Aeronautical System and Instrument Manufacturing), underscoring her focus on systems engineering, prototype development, and high-reliability manufacturing of electronic warfare hardware. She procures advanced sensor suites, jamming systems, threat emulation equipment, and associated test and evaluation infrastructure, requiring deep domain knowledge in electromagnetic spectrum operations, counter-RF technologies, and DoD aviation compliance standards.