“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."
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.
Balancing security and access to data are critical to providing users with trustworthy, reliable data for real-time decisions.
“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.
“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.
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.