Both Boeing and Lockheed Martin submitted their proposals to build the space segments for the Transformational Satellite communications system on July 30. The Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., issued the final request for proposals in June. SMC expects to award a contract in November.
An important U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.