A local software development company has landed a U.S. Air Force contract that could be worth up to $25 million, its third large military deal in less than six months. Edaptive Computing Inc., at 1245 Lyons Road, was awarded the seven-year contract late Wednesday to help develop protection tools and techniques to boost hardware and software security. The work also is expected to drive changes in commercial-off-the-shelf systems for the Defense Department. It came from Air Force Research Laboratory…