A recent request for information for NGAS to industry represents a new approach that seeks to gather feedback from more vendors earlier in the procurement process, according to Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter.
By Michael MarrowSeconds save lives, UX can be the differentiator
Reducing system complexity through user experience design saves time, training and lives.
The Air Force Secretary emphasized whatever plane flies with CCAs, it’ll be manned and will need line-of-sight to maintain “tight control.”
By Michael Marrow
“Politically, it is unclear to me their long-term goals and objectives other than to counter what the United States and allies and partners are doing,” said Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider.
By Michael Marrow
The review was to examine whether the Air Force was moving too fast in pushing the plane into the EMD phase, but there was no EMD phase after all.
By Michael Marrow
The defense tech startup disclosed a new “Barracuda” weapon, and put on a demo for reporters where drone wingmen were controlled using voice commands.
By Michael Marrow
General Atomics is also expected to showcase an XQ-67 aircraft that has been doing live-flight tests during the upcoming Air Force Association conference.
By Valerie Insinna
“I don’t have reservations about affordability of CCA, because I think just by their very nature, they want to be much less expensive,” Rep. Rob Wittman told Breaking Defense. “What I want to make sure of is that we don’t try to take a CCA that’s a basic platform and add a bunch of cost to it, because we have this requirement creep.”
By Michael Marrow
General Atomics is ready to rewrite the rules of airpower … again
No other aerospace and defense manufacturer is poised to deliver a CCA as capable as the one built by General Atomics, or one as economical, producible, and flexible.
The hefty pricetag comes in part due to the need to integrate US-specific requirements on planes already flown by American allies, the company and the Air Force have said.
By Michael Marrow
Shay Assad, a former Pentagon director of defense pricing, is back assisting the Air Force on three programs – and could be tagged for more in the future.
By Valerie Insinna
Tim Grayson, who is in charge of standing up the new ICO, said one of the outgrowths of any such study could be the establishment of a new, informal group modeled on the lines of the current Joint Long-Range Kill Chain Organization.
By Theresa Hitchens
The Air Force is “tak[ing] a few months right now to figure out whether we’ve got the right design and make sure we’re on the right course,” said Secretary Frank Kendall, while other NGAD elements move forward.
By Michael Marrow
“Whatever weapon systems we employ have to be consistent with the laws of armed conflict. The problem isn’t that. We know what those rules are and I think we know how to impose them on our systems,” said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. “It’s who do you hold accountable.”
By Michael Marrow
In an interview with Breaking Defense, Frank Kendall suggested the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter decision is farther off than estimated, as the service rethinks the threat landscape.
By Michael Marrow and Valerie Insinna
“Since not everything that we contracted for has been delivered, payment is also not complete. We will not pay for that which we have not yet received,” said Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter.
By Michael Marrow
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