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Air Force To Issue RFP For WGS Satellite Operations

By Marc Selinger

Tuesday, December 13th, 2016

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Air Force To Issue RFP For WGS Satellite Operations

The Air Force is gearing up to solicit bids to have industry take over operating two constellations of military communications satellites: the Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) system and its predecessor, the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS).The Air Force plans to issue the request for proposals (RFP) in “about two months,” said Robert Tarleton Jr., director of the service’s MILSATCOM Systems Directorate, which is part of the Space and Missile Systems Center in California. The Air Force wants to “bring in…

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

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Congress

HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

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Army

Army Secretary Says “We Need To Over-Invest in FLRAA To Get It Online As Quickly As Possible”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel (HAC-D), said on Thursday that the Army’s budget plan beginning in fiscal 2027 has more than $2 billion […]

Congress

Pentagon Fiscal 2027 Budget To Address Cannibalization Of Parts For F-35, Legislator Says

The Pentagon’s upcoming fiscal 2027 budget request will help reduce the cannibalization of parts for the F-35 fighter by Lockheed Martin [LMT], the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s […]