Lockheed Martin says that it has completed another Space Radar review—on-schedule—and is headed toward system requirements review. A company release dated June 27 says the Air Force, Intelligence Community, and DOD participated in the integrated baseline review at Lockheed’s Denver facility that culminated in mid-April—yes, April. Meanwhile, the Senate Committee on Select Intelligence thinks it would be a good idea to terminate the Space Radar.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.