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USAF Looking for Small Businesses as Alternate Suppliers for F-35 Gun Ammo

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, December 6th, 2023

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USAF Looking for Small Businesses as Alternate Suppliers for F-35 Gun Ammo

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah, parks on the flight line at Kadena Air Base, Japan on Nov. 20 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force is searching for alternate small business suppliers of the Rheimentall 25mm PGU-48/B frangible armor piercing ammunition for the F-35A fighter's GAU-22 gun by General Dynamics [GD]. Lockheed Martin [LMT] builds the F-35. "The purpose of this sources sought synopsis is to conduct market research to determine if responsible sources exist, to assist in determining if this [PGU-48/B replenishment spares] effort can be competitive and/or a total small business set-aside," according to a Dec. 6 notice by…

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