Wynne was asked whether the Air Force acquisition corps has been cut too much. He responded that he wants to restore talent in at least two critical areas which have experienced significant “roll off” in numbers. They are systems engineering and specification and test documentation development.
Facing competition from fast-growing startups, Lockheed Martin is speeding up production of an “affordable, scalable” hypersonic glide body, dubbed the Next Generation Glide Body, the firm said in a June 24 release.