The Space Force has set contradictory requirements for the number of M-code capable GPS satellites, the Government Accountability Office found.
By Theresa HitchensModernizing military simulation with open systems architecture
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“We did the AETP line to keep that technology going as we head into sixth-generation aircraft that the Air Force and Navy are hoping to field in the 2030s,” a senior congressional aide said of the decision to seek continued funding for AETP.
By Michael Marrow
After AM General won a new contract over incumbent Oshkosh Defense in February, Oshkosh filed a protest, saying it had “significant concerns” about the award process.
By Ashley Roque
The watchdog’s report is unsparing in outlining the cost increases and schedule delays for a majority of Defense Department programs.
By Justin Katz
The Army decided to transition ERCA after DoD denied providing the service with a wavier to keep the program under the rapid prototyping umbrella, GAO said.
By Ashley Roque
A new watchdog report warns of a year-long delay for America’s next ICBM, as well as potential schedule slips for F-15EX, KC-46A and the Air Force One replacement.
By Michael Marrow
Independent government auditors found the issues are driving up price, but not yet to the ceiling for the contracts.
By Justin Katz
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A new report from the Government Accountability Office points to undocumented cost growth for new capabilities for the fighter.
By Michael Marrow
Because “the F35 JPO does not have an independent record of the global spares pool, and the values of the lost spare parts are not the fully burdened cost, the $85 million of identified losses by [the subcontractor] may not accurately represent the full quantity and value of lost spare parts,” the GAO found.
By Aaron Mehta
A Boeing official tells Breaking Defense that the company is making strides on issues around the training jet’s ejection seat.
By Michael Marrow
While there is no formal agreement, NRO and the Space Force have reached an informal accord to each use commercial imagery the other has acquired, and are in discussions about a potential DoD-IC “marketplace” to ease sharing.
By Theresa Hitchens
For the past 20 years, GAO finds, “missile threats from foreign adversaries have evolved, and MDA has faced persistent challenges as it attempts to keep pace.”
By Theresa Hitchens
From antennas that can only “talk” to one satellite at a time to much of the work in the control center being done by paper, operators told reporters on a rare tour of the ops center that they’re in dire need of modernization.
By Theresa Hitchens
Meanwhile, the Government Accountability Office is pushing the Space Force to move faster to actually integrate commercial SDA capabilities in order to fill capability gaps.
By Theresa Hitchens
