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Army

Armaments Directors In U.S., Germany, Italy Approve MEADS Contract Amendment, Flight Tests

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, November 4th, 2011

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The National Armaments Directors of Germany, Italy and the United States yesterday approved a contract amendment that funds two flight intercept tests of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS), at no increase to the original $3.4 billion program ceiling. “This entire replan and contract amendment--signed officially Monday—for the remaining two and half years of the contract, is all under the original funding ceiling,” Marty Coyne, MEADS International Business Development Director, said in an interview. In 2004, the initial $3.4…

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]