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Air Force

MDA Plans FY ’17 Contract Awards For Airborne Laser Demonstrator

Pat Host

Wednesday, December 14th, 2016

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MDA Plans FY ’17 Contract Awards For Airborne Laser Demonstrator

The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to competitively award two contracts in fiscal year 2017 to integrate and test a lower power version of an airborne laser demonstrator for use in missile defense, according to an agency official.MDA Program Executive for Advanced Technology Richard Matlock said Wednesday the goal is to eventually develop a high-power solid state laser on a long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operating in the stratosphere, where atmospheric disturbance to the aircraft and the laser is significantly…

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy sticks to the Army’s proposed plan to cut procurement of its legacy aviation fleet, and does not authorize […]

Congress

SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]