The Defense Logistics Agency is studying the commercial practices of the airlines and trucking industry to see if it could use some of their methods to get fuel costs down, said Vice Adm. Mark Harnitchek, DLA director, on June 27. He told reporters in Washington, D.C., that commercial users of fuel track prices down to fractions of a cent, since those price fluctuations can “really add up” when used by a large fleet. The Pentagon’s Fiscal 2012 budget, for example, forecast a price of $115 a barrel for fuel, he said. DLA actually has spent $152 a barrel this year, he said. While the airlines buy fuel “and use it,” right away, DLA buys fuel to use and to store, and there may be significant savings from finding the right times to buy and hold fuel, said Harnitchek. However, DLA will not be buying “fuel futures,” he said.
Details Murky as ARRW Falls Short in Second Test
March 24, 2023
The second all-up flight of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon on March 13 fell short of a fully successful test, but the Air Force isn’t saying what went wrong with the Lockheed Martin-built hypersonic missile. The defense giant's Missiles and Fire Control division recently said the ARRW is "ready…