Beechcraft Corporation Is Again Formally Protesting The Award
Executives from Embraer say the U.S. Air Force should quickly resolve the challenge made by Beechcraft Corporation over the award to build 20 A-29 Super Tucanos for use in Afghanistan in Jacksonville, FL. It is the second time the Brazilian planemaker and its U.S. Partner, Nevada-based Sierra Nevada Corp., have won the contract.
Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan Admits The Program Has Had A Rocky Road
The F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter program is a different program than it was four years ago, the F-35 program executive officer said March 12 in a speech at the McAleese/Credit Suisse Defense Programs Conference at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Lt. Gen. Christopher C. Bogdan told attendees that he and his predecessor, Navy Vice Adm. Dave Venlet, worked with Lockheed-Martin and Pratt & Whitney to reform the problem-plagued development program.
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