Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall approved Navy plans to release a request for proposals for the next phase of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System Increment 1A program, clearing the way for the service to award the contract to system developer Raytheon next year. The release of the request for proposals was approved during a Nov. 4 Defense Acquisition Board meeting, Capt. Joseph Hornbuckle, Naval Air Traffic Management Systems Program Office (PMA-213) program manager, confirmed. The approval will allow...
