* India seems closer to ordering 15 US-2 amphibious aircraft from Japan for a total of up to $1.65B, probably with local assembly to satisfy Indian requests for indigenous production. This will provide India longer reach for naval patrolling as well as search &...
* The Pentagon is increasingly enforcing an Earned Value Management clause in defense acquisition legislation (DFARS 252.242-7005) to withhold payments from prime contractors whose internal business systems are found inadequate. * Todd Harrison and Mark Gunzinger from...
* The Air Force’s Program Executive Officer for Weapons will hold an industry day on April 15/16 at Eglin AFB, FL, to present its armament acquisition plans. This PEO has been headed by Brig. Gen. Scott Jansson since April last year. The event is hosted by the...
* The US Office of Management and Budget finally sent its pass-back guidance to the Pentagon, and will release the FY15 budget request on March 4. Behind schedule, but less late than last year. Life as a Prime Contractor * Lockheed Martin reported FY13 sales down 3.9%...
* Former Navy Undersecretary Bob Work joined the CNAS think tank last year. He’s now presenting a new report [PDF] making the case that it’s a matter of when rather than if before the emergence of a “new war-fighting regime in which guided munitions...
