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Air Force

Tanker Contest Set To Resume With Refined Criteria When Congress Returns

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Friday, August 28th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford Following previous delays, Air Force officials stood by plans yesterday for releasing a streamlined solicitation for the KC-X aerial-refueling tanker to two industry teams next month. "The secretary of the Air Force, (Michael) Donley, has said that after the Hill reconvenes after Labor Day that the timing will be right for us to go forward with this," acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition David Van Buren told reporters at the Pentagon. He expects senior…

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 […]