Wednesday, September 11, 2024
As the Air Force prepares to field Collaborative Combat Aircraft by the end of the decade, it is turning to Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and other munitions otherwise fitted onto manned platforms to equip the drones for battle, Jon Norman, head of air power requirements and capabilities at Raytheon, said today.
The Defense Department has not collected or provided Congress with sufficient information to address risks or shortfalls in the supply chain for materials deemed critical for national defense, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
The Guam Defense System Joint Program Office, an Army-led shop established earlier this year now beginning its work in earnest, is asking industry for ideas on developing a cutting-edge battle management system that can integrate seamlessly with existing integrated air and missile defense command and control systems.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is planning to schedule a Wednesday vote on a proposed six-month continuing resolution that faces bipartisan opposition and has drawn a veto threat from the White House.
The Air Force is facing space-related program delays that could push the entire Defense Department effort to modernize the Global Positioning System into the 2030s, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.
The House GOP's proposal to pass a six-month stopgap continuing resolution would have "devastating" impacts on military readiness and modernization, including the Pentagon's new Replicator drone program, according to a new letter Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has sent to congressional leaders.
Army acquisition chief Doug Bush said today that he expects the Army will have awarded $350 million in contracts under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program by the end of fiscal year 2024, surpassing last year's total.
The six-month continuing resolution proposed by House Republicans would delay funding for several Columbia-class submarines, driving further cost growth and schedule challenges for the already-strained program and jeopardizing modernization of the sea-based leg of the nuclear triad, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Boeing plans to launch a first-of-its-kind quantum communication satellite within two years to demonstrate capabilities needed for a global quantum internet, according to the program's chief engineer.
Army acquisition chief Doug Bush said today that he expects the Army will have awarded $350 million in contracts under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program by the end of fiscal year 2024, surpassing last year's total.
As the Air Force prepares to field Collaborative Combat Aircraft by the end of the decade, it is turning to Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and other munitions otherwise fitted onto manned platforms to equip the drones for battle, Jon Norman, head of air power requirements and capabilities at Raytheon, said today.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is planning to schedule a Wednesday vote on a proposed six-month continuing resolution that faces bipartisan opposition and has drawn a veto threat from the White House.
