Rockwell Collins has received an Air Force award for $82.7 million to provide 37,787 defense advanced GPS receivers and accessories. Rockwell must provide the DAGRs, which are to replace Precision Lightweight GPS Receivers, by October 2008.
The emphasis on speed in the Pentagon’s newly unveiled slate of acquisition reforms may come with increased near-term cost increases, analysts say. But according to U.S. defense officials, the new weapons-buying construct provides the military with enough flexibility to prevent runaway budget overruns in major programs.
