“We are on track from a programmatic standpoint — cost, schedule performance — but we’re always gonna be late to need,” said Col. Andrew Konicki, the program manager for Ground Based Air Defense (GBAD). “The threat is ever changing and ever evolving.”
By Ashley RoqueRocket development builds on tried and true experience for new orbital missions
With Russian engines out of the picture, there’s a new Medium Launch Vehicle on the horizon that is US sourced with a fairing sized to launch constellations.
The 11-month lease of US Army Iron Domes to Israel could be extended “depending on factors on the ground,” Army acquisition head Doug Bush said today.
By Ashley Roque “This will be a great thing for the Medium Range Intercept Capability program and for the USMC, if this occurs,” Don Kelley, the Marine Corps Program Executive Officer Land Systems Ground-Based Air Defense program manager, said of a US production facility.
By Ashley Roque
“If you think it’s hard to buy a counter-UAS capability, go ask the contracting officer, ‘How do I buy three trees and have them planted?’” said Don Kelley, the Marine Corps Program Executive Officer Land Systems Ground-Based Air Defense program manager, referring to one particular unforeseen challenge to a program.
By Ashley Roque
After going three-for-three at White Sands, the system is scheduled for one more testing event later this year before service brass make decisions about future funding.
By Justin Katz
