If certain requirements mandated by the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act are met, the new performance-based logistics contract “could be awarded by the end of 2023,” a Joint Program Office spokesman told Breaking Defense.
By Michael MarrowAdvances in radar are key to countering the modern drone warfare and missile threat
Drones, high-speed cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles attacking together from 360° creates complexity only certain radars can handle.
The cost per flight hour of the F-35A, the most common of the three F-35 variants, will drop from $33,600 to $30,000 over the contract.
By Aaron Mehta and Theresa Hitchens
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office are expected to need a six-month stop-gap contract before inking a deal for sustainment through 2023, company officials say.
By Theresa HitchensNEW YORK: “It is utterly unconscionable — utterly unconscionable — that Congress will allow sequestration to go on.” Those are the words of Frank Kendall, the Pentagon’s head of acquisition, speaking to an audience of several hundred New York financial types. Kendall is just back from a trip to Afghanistan and he had heard from…
By Colin Clark
