Futures Command: Inside The Army’s Acquisition Overhaul

Futures Command: Inside The Army’s Acquisition Overhaul
Futures Command: Inside The Army’s Acquisition Overhaul

UPDATED: McCain Endorses Army Move AUSA: Army leaders are creating eight interdisciplinary teams to jumpstart modernization programs in six key areas, from (non-nuclear) ballistic missiles to body armor. Each team will be led by a battle-hardened brigadier general and consist of specialists drawn from across the Army. These Cross Functional Teams are linked to a…

Raytheon’s OCX, As Expected, Gets OSD Nod

Raytheon’s OCX, As Expected, Gets OSD Nod
Raytheon’s OCX, As Expected, Gets OSD Nod

WASHINGTON: There was little doubt that the hack- and jam-proof GPS ground stations known as OCX would be resurrected after incurring a Nunn-McCurdy breach. Even though it was the most screwed up program in the Air Force, was behind schedule and had gone grossly over budget, OCX is a crucial program at an important time. America needs…

GPS 2.0: Aerospace Corp. Launches Second Draft Of GPS – EXCLUSIVE

GPS 2.0: Aerospace Corp. Launches Second Draft Of GPS – EXCLUSIVE
GPS 2.0: Aerospace Corp. Launches Second Draft Of GPS – EXCLUSIVE

COLORADO SPRINGS:  The Aerospace Corp. the people who brought you the concept for GPS, are launching GPS 2.0. It all began when two Aerospace Corps scientists J.R. Woodford Woodward and H. Nakamura penned a little-known briefing In 1966, “Navigation Satellite Study,” that paved the way. Tomorrow, the Aerospace Corp. will issue a new study it hopes will pave…

‘Most Troubled Program’ In Air Force: Raytheon’s OCX

‘Most Troubled Program’ In Air Force: Raytheon’s OCX
‘Most Troubled Program’ In Air Force: Raytheon’s OCX

CAPITOL HILL: After a decade of improvements to space acquisition after more than a decade of disasters, the most troubled program being built by the US Air Force is again a space program. So said the man who should know: Lt. Gen. Sam Greaves, head of the amazing but often-reluctant-to-speak folks at Air Force Space and…

Army Boasts Hottest Space Tech, Says Space Command

Army Boasts Hottest Space Tech, Says Space Command
Army Boasts Hottest Space Tech, Says Space Command

WASHINGTON: The US Army has the most disruptive space technology right now. So says the head of Air Force Space Command, Gen. John Hyten. Hyten was asked about the technology in the space domain at breakfast this morning by my colleague Mark Thompson of Time magazine. Now in the good old days, the head of Space…