SecDEF announces return of KC-X program

Posted at: Wed Sep 16th, 2009

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced the return of the KC-X program to the Air Force during the 2009 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition at the National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Md., Sept. 16. 

GE Rolls-Royce F136 Fighter Engine Team Submits Fixed Price Contract Approach

Posted at: Wed Sep 16th, 2009

September 14, 2009 -- In response to cost overruns and schedule delays in major weapon programs, The Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 was signed into law to mandate competition through the entire life of major defense programs -- including funding competing sources. 

Boeing F-15E Radar Modernization Program Receives New Designation

Posted at: Wed Sep 16th, 2009

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 15, 2009 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) recently received the designation of AN/APG-82(v)1 from the U.S. Air Force. The addition of the Raytheon-built APG-82 radar will incorporate Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar (AESA) technology into ...