Space Force Eyes Buying Commercial Satellite ISR
"Comms, data relay, remote sensing, and even ISR and some other things -- [these] capabilities are increasingly available in the commercial market," Space Force deputy Lt. Gen. DT Thompson said today.
SMC Revamp Sidesteps Hill’s Space Acquisition Worries
"Clearly, this is not what Congress intended," one former senior DoD official notes.
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Space Force Struggles To Shape New Acquisition Command
"There is history; there is legacy; there is politics; there is money -- obstacles that we're going to have to overcome to do this," says SMC head Gen. 'JT' Thompson.
Boeing Plows Through KC-46 Reserve Funding; Sequestration Would Be ‘Near Catastrophic’
UPDATED: Boeing statement added NATIONAL HARBOR: Boeing has been plowing through its KC-46 management reserve for much of the last six months, according to a senior Air Force official. “The burn rate of their management reserve rate has gone up significantly over the last six months or so,” the official told reporters today. While this […]