Boeing formally entered the Air Force’s $30 million, self-awareness space situational awareness contest with the submittal of its proposal earlier this month, the company announced May 28. Lockheed Martin is already in the fray, having submitted its bid on May 1. “Boeing’s solution provides a low-risk approach that offers full mission capability,” said Craig Cooning, VP and GM for Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems. The Air Force seeks a contractor to demonstrate a system of tactical sensors on a satellite that can detect threats to the host spacecraft. The service expects to issue the contract later this year. To show its commitment, Boeing said it has already validated the compatibility of its system with a host vehicle and with multiple threat-warning instruments, thereby confirming a high level of technology readiness.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
