Ken Krieg, the DOD acquisition czar, has told lawmakers that the Pentagon would decide by mid December the fate of the Space-Based Infrared Radar System High program. The SIBRS High satellite program has been under review since August, when the Air Force notified Congress that it would overshoot its budget again, violating the Nunn-McCurdy 25 percent increase rule.
Sticker Shock Drags Out USAF’s E-7 Negotiations with Boeing
April 18, 2024
While a deal on the E-7 Wedgetail airborne battle management jet may come soon, negotiations are stuck on the high price Boeing is asking for the development jets, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said recently.