Pentagon
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BudgetHagel Asks Congress for $225 Million Now to Support Israel’s Iron Dome Missile Defense System
The Senate Appropriations Committee added $225 million to its Emergency Supplemental Funding bill for the current fiscal year to support Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system in light of ongoing […]
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PentagonGilmore: ‘Some Hope That Something Useful Will Emerge’ From Acquisition Reform Effort
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation J. Michael Gilmore submitted a package of recommendations to the Defense Department’s acquisition reform compendium, which will be forwarded to congressional defense committees for […]
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BudgetWinnefeld: DoD Will Rely on OCO to Pay for ‘Unanticipated Contingencies’ Around the Globe
Several years of budget cuts from efficiency initiatives and sequestration have shrunk the Pentagon’s operations and maintenance accounts so much that the Defense Department may begin funding more “unanticipated contingencies” […]
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Air ForceDoD Official Cautions Against Rushing To Fund New Rocket Engine
A top Defense Department official Wednesday warned a joint Senate panel against rushing to fund a next-generation rocket engine when parameters and goals for such a project have yet to […]
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InternationalGeneral Atomics Participates With Sensors In NATO Trial
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has completed participation in NATOs’ Unified Vision trial with a range of sensors operating off an MQ-9 Reaper surrogate in the form of a King Air […]
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CongressKendall: Off-the-shelf ACVs Will Need Marine-Specific Comms; Might Modify Vehicles’ Weapons
The off-the-shelf strategy to procure the Marines’ first increment of Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) will save money compared to previous acquisition strategies, but the service will require at least a […]
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Air ForceKendall: F-35 Engine Failure Appears Unique, Not a Systemic Problem, Based on Early Evidence
Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall told lawmakers that early evidence suggests a recent F-35 engine failure was a single-engine issue, not a systemic problem–but he made clear the Defense Department […]
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Business/FinancialKendall: Bell Helicopter Overcharging DLA for Spares Appears to be Fraud
The Defense Department Office of Inspector General found that the Defense Logistics Agency has been paying Textron’s [TXT] Bell Helicopter millions of dollars more than it ought to in a […]
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Air ForceF-35 Contract Negotiations Continue Despite Mishap; F-35B Bound For U.K. Still in U.S.
Contract negotiations continue between the Defense Department and F-35 stakeholders Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Pratt & Whitney despite the recent engine mishap on an F-35A at Eglin AFB, Fla., according […]
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ArmyUpgraded DoD ABIS Clears One Test Hurdle, Readies For Independent Evaluation
Customer testing of the Defense Department’s upgraded biometric database was successful, clearing the way for an independent operational test of the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) this fall that would […]