Yearly Archive: 2022

GAO Sees Room for Improvement on Missile Defense Acquisition

GAO Sees Room for Improvement on Missile Defense Acquisition

The Missile Defense Agency has a lot of flexibility to develop the systems that make up the U.S. Missile Defense System. But has that flexibility improved the program?

We testified that MDA’s acquisition processes are now more closely aligned with leading practices, and that the agency has made p…

Lockheed Wins $43M to Redesign F-35 Panoramic Display Component

Lockheed Wins $43M to Redesign F-35 Panoramic Display Component

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a $43,643,049 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001922F0001) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001919G0008).

This order provides for diminishing manufacturing sources non-recurring engineering in support of a redesigned panora…

US Navy Falling Behind on Shipyard Modernization Program: GAO

US Navy Falling Behind on Shipyard Modernization Program: GAO

We testified about Navy efforts to improve its 4 public shipyards. The condition of these facilities has a direct impact on the readiness of the aircraft carrier and submarine fleets they maintain.

— The Navy began a 20-year, $21 billion effort to modernize them in 2018
— Average facility cond…

Australia Plans A$1 Bn Upgrade of Garden Island Naval Base

Australia Plans A$1 Bn Upgrade of Garden Island Naval Base

The [Australian] Government is delivering on its commitment to a new, innovative sustainment model for the Royal Australian Navy fleet, with a $1 billion investment to establish a naval regional maintenance centre at the Garden Island Defence Precinct in Sydney.

Minister for Defence, the Hon Pete…

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