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Air Force

BAE Systems Tops Lockheed Martin For South Korea’s F-16 Avionics Upgrade Effort

Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

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BAE Systems beat out Lockheed Martin [LMT] on South Korea’s program to upgrade the avionics and electronic systems on its F-16 fleet. BAE Systems said yesterday South Korea will deliver a Letter of Request (LOR) for the company to be the sole source systems integrator for upgrading more than 130 F-16s, which will be contracted through the Pentagon’s Foreign Military Sales program. The company said in a statement its upgrade solution includes the Commercial Fire Control computer, which it says…

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 […]

Congress

SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]

Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

House appropriators on Wednesday released their $1.07 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense spending bill, with the legislation reversing Army aviation cuts, restoring funding for the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail program […]

Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

While the Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) has been a requirement for major defense acquisition programs since January 2019 and other Defense Department acquisitions since January 2021, few programs are […]