FAB-T approved for low-rate initial production after six-month delay

/ October 29, 2015 at 4:54 PM
The Pentagon this week approved the Air Force's Family of Advanced Beyond Line of Site Terminal program for milestone C, following a six-month delay. Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall gave verbal approval to a FAB-T low-rate production decision Sept. 1, but did not sign the official acquisition decision memorandum until Oct. 26, according to service spokesman Justin Oakes. The formal approval came about six months later than anticipated, Oakes said. "There was an approximate six-month delay from the original schedule...

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