Airborne laser prototyping program to speed contracting with Army-led OTA

By Rachel Cohen / October 31, 2018 at 11:31 AM
A fast-tracked Air Force initiative to build an airborne laser prototype will proceed under an Army-sponsored other transaction agreement vehicle that moves from solicitation to contract within three months. An Oct. 19 update to the High-Energy Laser Flexible Prototype program said based on the information the Air Force has received from industry so far, the service is choosing to work with the Army's Training and Readiness Accelerator (TReX) OTA to move the effort along. Any military branch can use TReX...

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