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Air Force

DoD and Lockheed Martin Look to Possible Performance Based Logistics Contract to Help Improve F-35 Readiness

Frank Wolfe

Monday, April 17th, 2023

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DoD and Lockheed Martin Look to Possible Performance Based Logistics Contract to Help Improve F-35 Readiness

Four U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson AFB, Alaska, fly in formation over Kadena Air Base, Japan on March 28 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

FORT WORTH, Texas--More than two decades ago, the Pentagon Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) approved key performance parameters (KPPs) for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) that set the availability rate at more than 90 percent. The U.S. Navy variant availability requirement was slightly lower because of the longer sorties forecast for that variant, while the Air Force variant was in the middle, and the Marine Corps the highest of the three because of its forecast of shorter sorties. Today, the…

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 […]