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Air Force

BAE Systems Wins $535 Million Air Force Minuteman III Sustainment Contract

Monday, August 5th, 2013

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BAE Systems Wins $535 Million Air Force Minuteman III Sustainment Contract

The Air Force said Wednesday it awarded BAE Systems an eight year, $535 million contract for Minuteman III ICBM sustainment. The Air Force said three offers were received for the contract. An industry source told Defense Daily Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] were the other bidders, but when asked for confirmation, company spokeswoman Michelle Bohlen said Friday it was Northrop Grumman policy not to comment until it was debriefed. Booz Allen Hamilton spokesman James Fisher declined to…

Congress

Key Defense Committee Members Face Tight Midterm Races, Including HASC GOP’ers In Virginia

As the mid-term elections near with polls showing an increasing likelihood of a switch in majority control in the House and potentially the Senate, three Virginia Republicans on the House […]

‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

In the latest U.S. Air Force fighter force structure report submitted to Congress, the service speaks of a “theoretical potential” to achieve a goal of 1,509 combat-coded fighters in the […]

Budget

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]

Congress

Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]