The Air Force this week awarded General Electric a $409 million contract to support next-generation engine technology development, the latest in a string of awards to airframe and engine developers. Since June 30, the service has awarded more than $1.2 billion in indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts to three companies -- GE, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman -- for the Next-Generation Thermal Power and Controls program. To date, each contract has been worth up to $409 million, service spokesman Daryl Mayer told...
