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The Need for a Cost-Effective PGM Mix for High-Intensity War

The Need for a Cost-Effective PGM Mix for High-Intensity War

After decades of deferred and canceled modernization programs, the Air Force’s lead over peer competitors is eroding and its forces are undersized for its operational tasks. At the same time, the Air Force’s budget, which has long been less than the Army’s and Navy’s, is under stress. The Air Force …
The US Navy Is Rusting Away from Neglect

The US Navy Is Rusting Away from Neglect

Last month I visited Naval Station Norfolk, headquarters of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. What I saw horrified me and reminded me of stories of the rusting Russian navy in the days following the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. The streaks of rust symbolized the decay of our naval shipyards due to deca…
GE Wins $1 Billion to Support US Military’s T700 Engine Fleets

GE Wins $1 Billion to Support US Military’s T700 Engine Fleets

LYNN, Mass. –– The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) awarded GE two contracts in September totaling more than $1 billion to support T700 turboshaft engine fleets across the U.S. military.

GE will provide field-level consumables and services through a five-year, $284 million contract with DLA Aviati…

SAIC Wins $1.1 Billion for Mk 48 Torpedo Production

SAIC Wins $1.1 Billion for Mk 48 Torpedo Production

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), Reston, Virginia, is awarded a $123,682,642 fixed-price incentive (firm target), firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the production of MK 48 Mod 7 heavyweight afterbody/tailcones and warshot fuel tank torpedo equipment and support.
US Air Force Completes Largest Air Combat Exercise

US Air Force Completes Largest Air Combat Exercise

TYNDALL AFB, Fla. — Airmen, Sailors and Department of Defense contractors and civilians participated in exercise Checkered Flag 22-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Nov. 8-19.

Checkered Flag, hosted by the 325th Fighter Wing, is one of the DoD’s largest air-to-air exercises. It serves to integrate f…


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