http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2012 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 6:10:40 EST Navistar Defense LLC [NAV], Indigen Armor and SAIC [SAI] Tuesday said they will team for the coming U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Ground Mobility Vehicle 1.1 (GMV 1.1) program. The command requires a highly mobile, roll-off mission-ready platform... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16697.html Thu, 9 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The U.S. Army plans to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) in mid-March for the Jordan JC4ISR Fiber Optic Wide Area Network Program. The RFP will be issued about March 16 by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. A firm-fixed price... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16699.html Thu, 9 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The time is right for the Air Force to invest in a new stealth bomber program because its fleet is too small for crisis response or for a long-term campaign in any place that has strong air defense and vital targets, according to a white paper to be released... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16668.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Pentagon’s decision to move into production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter before it had been adequately tested was a crucial mistake that is still taking a toll on the most expensive program in the building’s history, the acting... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16669.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff yesterday issued Strategic Direction to the Joint Force, saying he expects “a new valuation of risk” as the joint force of 2020 is developed. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said, "Today’s troubled... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16670.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Air Force recently awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a five-year competitive contract worth a ceiling value of $94 million to provide technical support of the Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC), according to a company statement. The contract was... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16671.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Two powerful lawmakers sent letters to the defense secretary and government auditors yesterday decrying the Pentagon’s decision to lift a probation on the development of a variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Senate Armed Services... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16672.html Tue, 7 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Optionally Responsive Space-1 satellite was declared to achieve initial/final operational capability, according to an Air Force statement. Air Force Gen. William Shelton on Jan. 3 declared the milestone for ORS-1 milestone, which went from the drawing... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16652.html Mon, 6 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST The Air Force will reduce its fleet of A-10s by 102, leaving it with 246 in inventory, its chief of staff said Friday. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said the service will rely on performing close-in air support with its existing B-52s, B-1s... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16662.html Mon, 6 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Boeing [BA] will make its scheduling deadline for the Air Force’s Global Positioning System IIF satellite contract, according to a company statement. Using a pulse-line manufacturing approach, Boeing is capable of producing up to six Global Positioning... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16621.html Thu, 2 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST Finmeccanica’s Alenia North America Inc., yesterday said it appointed Alan Calegari as its Chief Executive Officer. “Alenia North America will continue to grow under the direction of Alan in the CEO position,” said Giuseppe Giordo... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16592.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Pentagon is “quite serious” about applying so-called reversibility to budget decisions that impact the defense industry, a senior official said yesterday. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy said reversibility, the noting of... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16597.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Air Force may place its soon-to-be retired C-27Js in storage, its chief of staff said Friday. In a briefing with reporters, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said the two possibilities for the C-27Js are known as Type 1000 and Type 2000... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16584.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Lower sales, higher pension expenses and decreased tax credits led Lockheed Martin [LMT] to report lower profits in its fourth quarter. The company expects sales to decline further in 2012 with earnings either down or flat compared to 2011. Net income... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16557.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Pentagon leaders proposed multiple weapons-program changes yesterday--including cutting F-35 Joint Strike Fighter procurement, cancelling block 30 Global Hawk drones, and delaying the new ballistic-missile submarine--in the opening salvo of a battle with... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16561.html Fri, 27 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Air Force C-27J aircraft used to go the last tactical mile bringing vital supplies to the soldiers in Afghanistan is a program in jeopardy as program and budget cuts loom, the Army Chief of Staff said yesterday. “The C-27 program looks like it... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16537.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST Army Gen. Charles Jacoby, commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, joined Lt. Gen. Walter Semianiw, Canada Command commander, yesterday to sign three key bilateral documents that further develop the combined defense and security of Canada and the United... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16541.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Joint Staff has just completed a review of the three-year-old Capstone Concept for Joint Operations (CCJO), a document developed under then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen and expected to guide force development and experimentation... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16503.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST As the president and defense secretary prepare to preview the fiscal year 2013 budget this week, the unveiling of the actual budget plan has been delayed until mid-February. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) “will release the FY 2013... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16511.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST The Joint Operational Access Concept (JOAC) released last week is the framework services can use to guide capability development, according to a senior officer on the Joint Staff. “The JOAC is an important joint first step in the developing of the... http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/16495.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 0:00:00 EST