Saturday, May 17, 2025
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The Air Force will be forced to raid its investment accounts for $4 billion this fiscal year to pay off a budget shortfall if Congress continues to fund the Defense Department under a continuing resolution that sets spending at fiscal year 2010 levels, according to a senior service official.
Characterizing the winning bid as a "low-ball" bid, EADS officials will not protest the Pentagon's decision to award Boeing a $3.5 billion contract for the first phase of the Air Force's $30 billion-plus KC-X next-generation tanker program.
Following a contentious competition that included the inadvertent release of bid evaluation data to rival contractors last year, the Pentagon late this afternoon awarded Boeing a $3.5 billion contract for the first phase of the Air Force's $30 billion-plus KC-X next-generation tanker program.
ORLANDO, FL -- Air Force officials are negotiating with the prime contractor for the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite to discuss the possible financial implications of a propulsion anomaly that will cause a nine-month delay in raising the satellite to orbit, according to a top service official.
Air Force officials would like to save at least 10 percent in space acquisition costs with their new Evolutionary Acquisition for Space Efficiency strategy, money they hope to invest in new technologies including protected communications-on-the-move, according to a service official.
The Air Force plans to invest $197 million in maturing technologies for the new long-range penetrating bomber, according to the fiscal year 2012 budget request released today.
The Air Force has moved $3.4 billion gathered through operating efficiencies in the fiscal year 2012 budget over to enhance funding for several initiatives including F-15 radar modernization, the block purchase of space launch vehicles and the purchase of MQ-9 Reapers, according to a top service official.
Air Force and Pentagon officials have hashed out their roles for testing the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite system's ability to operate in a jamming environment, according to a service spokeswoman.
The Pentagon intends to make a "stronger commitment" to the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles program in its soon-to-be-released budget request as it establishes a new approach to space acquisition, Deputy Defense Secretary Bill Lynn said today.
Air Force officials plan to implement a new space acquisition strategy that will focus on block buys of satellites and a modified annual funding approach in an effort to save money, according to a senior service official.
Air Force officials are moving ahead with avionics upgrades on some of the service's newer F-16s in addition to structural upgrade work already planned for the aircraft, according to a senior service official.
The military's top uniformed official is confident that the Air Force's $35 billion KC-X next-generation tanker will be more fuel efficient than its predecessor.
The top Pentagon official overseeing the defense of the United States believes light-attack aircraft could play a beneficial role in the homeland defense mission.
The Air Force plans to realign multiple space oversight positions at the Air Staff level following the completion of a major review of space management and responsibilities at the Pentagon, according to service documents.
Air Force officials have indefinitely delayed the launch of the Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite after a test anomaly was discovered on a Minotaur IV launch vehicle during testing, according to a service statement.
Extending the lives of legacy F-15 and F-16 fighters would cost significantly less than what it would cost to buy new, updated versions of the jets, according to the top Air Force officer.