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Air Force

Boeing Details Tanker Protest Decision As Lawmakers Demand New Competition

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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford Boeing [BA] officially protested the Air Force's decision to give a $35 billion-plus deal for aerial-refueling tankers to a rival last night, after angry lawmakers alleged Boeing underwent an unfair competition during which the service, among other things, failed to clarify its desired plane size. Reps. Norm Dicks (D-Wash.) and Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.) called on Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne and Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley during a House Appropriations defense subcommittee (HAC-D) yesterday morning to…

Space

Space Force Eyes Nearly $1.5 Billion for Space Data Network Backbone in Future Reconciliation Bill

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) plans to request nearly $1.5 billion for the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone in a future fiscal 2027 reconciliation bill. Last week, Space Force’s Space […]

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]