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Air Force Aims To Streamline Foreign Military Sales Process

SecAF James Outlined Ideas To Reporters At The State Department

In remarks at the State Department’s Foreign Press Center in New York Aug. 17, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James outlined the Air Force’s multifaceted approach to expedite the service’s portion of the foreign military sales process.

BAE Systems Australia Secures $200 million Hawk Sustainment Contract

Will Support The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Hawk Mk127 Lead-In Fighter Fleet

The RAAF has awarded a contract to BAE Systems Australia valued at some $200 million (Australian) that continues its sustainment of the country's fleet of Hawk aircraft. This extension reinforces the Company’s position as a long-time capability partner of the RAAF. The Company will continue to sustain the Hawk fleet at Williamtown and Pearce until at least 2020, with further potential extensions available until 2026. The role includes all deeper-level and operational maintenance for the 33 aircraft.

USU Research Foundation/SDL Receives DOD Contract

Awarded Up To $99.4 Million For Missile Defense System Research

The Utah State University Research Foundation and its Space Dynamics Laboratory announced that it has received an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract valued at up to $99.4 million over the next five years from the Department of Defense.

Raytheon Awarded U.S. Air Force Subcontract Worth Up To $104 Million

Will Modernize Ground Controls For USAF Global Hawk

The U.S. Air Force has awarded a subcontract valued up to $104 million to Raytheon to modernize the ground segment for the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk autonomous aircraft. Raytheon partners with Northrop Grumman as the ground integrator for Global Hawk contracts.

Raytheon Awarded US Navy Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar Contract

Package Valued At More Than $92 Million

Raytheon Company has been awarded a $92,069,954 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the engineering and manufacturing development of the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar. EASR will consist of two configuration variants: Variant 1, a rotating phased array; and Variant 2, a three-face fixed-phased array.

Site Prepared For F-35 Chemical, Biological Decontamination Testing

Testing Intended To Demonstrate Survivability Of The Airplane In Such Scenarios

After years of preparation, the 461st Flight Test Squadron and Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force are ready to test the F-35 Lightning II’s ability to be decontaminated from chemical and biological weapons exposure.