A team headed by Boeing and another headed by Raytheon will develop competing concepts for the Small Diameter Bomb, Increment II program. Boeing, whose team includes former competitor Lockheed Martin, will get $145.7 million and Raytheon $143.9 million for the work. USAF expects to select a preferred design in 2009, and to have the winner equip first units in 2014. The SDB II is to be a 250-pound-class weapon that can hunt down moving targets in all weather from standoff range. The SDB II program was to have gotten started several years ago, but became mired in the Darleen Druyun acquisition scandal. That heartburn led the Air Force to issue three draft requests for proposal and conduct “extensive and open discussion with the potential offerors.” That way, said an Air Force spokesman, the service “could ensure there were no ambiguities … and that the competitors would understand the exact requirements.”
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…
