The Defense Department is eying new performance-based logistics contracts for a handful of programs while vowing to step up the training required for negotiating and administering the deals for maximum efficiency, according to a Pentagon spokesman. "Current examples of programs reviewing their product support strategies and looking to develop performance based solutions include F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Joint Tactical Radio System-Manpack, Advanced Hawkeye E-2D, the Light Armored Vehicle Improved Thermal Site System and several programs in the unmanned air vehicle...
