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Air Force Applying Commercial Satellite Acquisition Techniques To Military Satellites

Tuesday, September 18th, 2012

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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.--The Air Force is applying commercial satellite acquisition techniques to the way it procures military satellites, according to a Boeing [BA] satellite executive. “The Air Force has gotten to that point: They're making decisions more quickly and they're empowering their program managers to look at the best advice of industry and aerospace and go forward quickly,” Boeing Director for Missions and Programs, Commercial Satellite Systems Bill Reiner, told Defense Daily yesterday at the 2012 Air Force Association Air…

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