The Air Force on May 11 awarded a $52.7 million engineering and manufacturing development contract to Raytheon for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) system. The radar is a C-band follow-on system for the AN/TPS-75, and it can track aircraft, missiles, and remotely piloted aircraft. Raytheon originally won a $19.5 million EMD contract for the program in 2014, but Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin filed protests over the decision with the Government Accountability Office. When the Air Force reopened the competition, a Raytheon appeal of that decision was denied in federal claims court. The Air Force now plans to buy a total of 35 of the new radars with an anticipated initial operational capability of 2023, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center spokeswoman Patty Welsh told Air Force Magazine. Under the May 11 contract, Raytheon “will provide EMD of three 3DELRR production representative units.”
New Air Force PT Uniforms to Hit Shelves in July
May 1, 2024
The Air Force’s new physical training uniforms have been a long time coming. The clothing set was first unveiled in 2021, with a promised 2022 debut. But supply chain issues delayed its arrival multiple times, according to the Air Force. But finally, Airmen are expected to be able to buy…