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Air Force

Air Force Awards Boeing $4 Billion Contract For Saudi Arabia F-15 Retrofit Package

Wednesday, November 7th, 2012

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The Air Force awarded Boeing [BA] a $4 billion contract modification for 68 kits to convert F-15s to the F-15SA variant for Saudi Arabia, according to a Nov. 2 Defense Department statement. The firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost reimbursable no fee contract modification is for Country Standard Time Compliance Technical Order (CSTCTO) development, integration, testing and fabrication of trial kits to support validation and verification activities. Boeing spokeswoman Lori Moore said Monday CSTCTO is the formal Retrofit Engineering Package that controls…

Congress

Kaine On Iranian Girls School Strike: “You Can Be Sure We’re Gonna Get The Answer To That One”

Sen. Timothy Kaine (D-Va.), the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) seapower panel, pledged on Tuesday that the Senate will get to the bottom of what happened […]

Congress

‘Right To Repair’ Reform In SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sets “Government-Purpose Rights’ As Default

The “Right to Repair” provision secured in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the next defense policy bill would establish “government-purpose rights” as a default, requiring defense contractors […]

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has said the department may need to make “tradeoffs” on certain capability priorities if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation with $350 billion in requested defense […]

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 […]