Video: Making Rapid Acquisition and Sustainment Matter for the US Military

Jan. 31, 2020

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Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Gen. Sam Angelella, Vice President for military customer programs at GE Aviation, discusses how rapid acquisition and sustainment can increase readiness and decrease costs for the American warfighter.

Rapid Acquisition & Sustainment

Allvin Says CCA Will Be ‘Pathfinder’ for New Way of Acquisition: Design over Sustainment

Nov. 1, 2024

The Air Force is looking to Collaborative Combat Aircraft to not only achieve affordable mass for air superiority, but as a model to shift acquisition emphasis from sustainment to design.

IG Spanks Boeing and USAF Over Wasteful Spare Parts

Oct. 29, 2024

A whistleblower complaint about overpriced lavatory soap dispensers for the C-17 Globemaster III triggered a Pentagon investigation that uncovered about $1 million in overpayments for spare parts and a lack of oversight by the Air Force over its contractor, Boeing.

USAF Spends More, But Fighter Readiness Lags. GAO Wonders Why

Oct. 22, 2024

The Air Force ramped up operations and maintenance spending to keep its F-35A fighters flying over the past six years, but readiness continues to lag behind goals, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

This Air Force Unit Adds a New Voice to Operational Testing: Maintainers

Oct. 21, 2024

With the Air Force in the midst of its biggest testing boom in decades, the Maintenance Operational Test (MxOT) Division at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., is making sure those tests include an often-overlooked perspective: that of maintainers.

Pentagon Spending Big to Counter Cheap Drones

Oct. 11, 2024

Anduril Industries said it received $350 million to build 500 high-explosive-equipped examples of its Roadrunner uncrewed VTOL aircraft. If detonation isn't needed, it can be safely recovered and re-used, the company said.

SDA Lays Out Timeline for Buying Nearly 200 More Satellites in 2025

Oct. 9, 2024

The Space Development Agency isn’t slowing down anytime soon. On Oct. 2, the organization released a notice to industry outlining its plans for a busy 2025 on the acquisition front, as it will look to procure around 200 satellites from different solicitations for Tranche 3 of its low-Earth orbit constellation.

At This Air Force Depot, Advanced Manufacturing Is Cutting Edge No Longer

Oct. 7, 2024

Air Force leaders and industry officials have long extolled the benefits of additive manufacturing, promising a future where maintainers use 3D printing technology to manufacture replacement parts faster than they can be shipped across the world. Now, a small group of engineers, technicians, and machinists are moving that additive manufacturing technology…

Leidos Says New ‘Black Arrow’ Small Cruise Missile Is Ready for Flight Test

Oct. 3, 2024

Leidos says it is about to begin flight tests of its low-cost Small Cruise Missile, called "Black Arrow." The weapon is being developed in partnership with Air Force Special Operations Command.

CCA Drones Could Cost Less Than $1,200 per Pound—But Can They Get Sensors to Match?

Sept. 27, 2024

The Air Force thinks Collaborative Combat Aircraft can be bought for as little as $1,200 per pound—about a third of the cost of crewed fighters—but mission equipment needs to be aligned to that lower price.

Video: Making Rapid Acquisition and Sustainment Matter for the US Military

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