Defense Daily
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Air ForceGMD Missile Defense System Succeeds In Test
By Dave Ahearn The Ground-based Midcourse missile Defense (GMD) system aced a test Friday against a long-range ballistic missile target, just as Congress is poised to decide the financial fate […]
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Air ForcePayton: Air Force Expects First C-5 RERP Production Contract In Early 2008
By Michael Sirak The Air Force expects that the forthcoming process of recertifying the C-5 Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program (RERP) for continuation will conclude by the end of January, […]
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ArmyGAO Denies Raytheon Protest Over L-3 Team Win For Joint Cargo Aircraft Program
By Ann Roosevelt The Government Accountability Office (GAO) Sept. 27 denied a protest by Raytheon [RTN] over the potential $2 billion Army-Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) program won by […]
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CongressAdministration Forwards U.S.-U.K. Military Trade Treaty To Senate
By Jen DiMascio The administration on Sept. 20 submitted to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee an agreement to loosen trade restrictions on military equipment between the U.S. and the U.K. […]
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CongressSenators Support Amendment To Block B-52 Fleet Cuts
By Jen DiMascio Senators last week approved an amendment that blocks the Pentagon’s plan to reduce the number of B-52 bombers in its fleet. The Pentagon has been trying to […]