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Space

MEADS Technologies ‘Fully Mature’ Leading To Key Review, GAO Says

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Monday, April 12th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic The Army's Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program's five critical technologies are fully mature ahead of a scheduled Critical Design Review (CDR) in August, congressional auditors said in a report released recently. "According to program officials, both the Launcher Electronics and the Tactical Exciter have made significant progress since program inception," a report prepared by the Government Accountability Office says. The first Tactical Exciter was delivered in late fiscal year 2009 and has already started integration…

Congress

Senior GOP HASC Members Wittman, Turner Ousted Amid Dems’ Blue Wave

Two senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, including a potential frontrunner for the panel’s top GOP role, have officially lost their reelection bids. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and […]

Congress

Dems’ Big Night Set To Reshape Top Defense Committee Spots, As Key GOP’ers Knocked Off

Democrats’ sweeping victories in Tuesday’s midterms, taking back control of the House and Senate, are set to reshape key spots atop defense committees, to include House Armed Services panels and […]

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 […]