Boeing Edges Closer to a UCLASS Design
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FlightGlobal reports that Boeing is “very close” to a competitive design for a carrier-based drone.
The Hill reports that Senators take a final crack at the DoD budget plan and notes that House Republicans are decrying “unconscionable” cuts to war funding.
House pushback on BRAC could push base closures back past 2015 (subscription required), according to Inside Defense.
NAVAIR contracts: ERAPSCO, gets a $25.3 million for the procurement of 4,628 sonobuoys, and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., gets a $19 million order for non-recurring engineering efforts to support delivery of 24 baseline Future Naval Aviation Combat System MH-60R helicopters for the government of Australia.
