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May 15, 2008 @ 5:45 pm
· Filed under Boeing, Contract Awards, Lockheed Martin, Satellites, U.S. Air Force, space
Lockheed was awarded the GPS III contract. See a story here. The contract is for two satellites with 10 options. It is worth $1.46 B. Boeing loses another major contract. Boeing is building some GPS II satellites with the first planned for launch this year. Lockheed has also built [...]
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May 13, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
· Filed under Boeing, Contract Awards, Lockheed Martin, Satellites, U.S. Air Force, space
According to this article the Air Force is expected to award the GPS III contract this week following a successful DAB a few weeks ago. Boeing and Lockheed Martin are in the running, and some are inevitably expecting a protest by the loser. Lockheed Martin won most of the GPS II work and [...]
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May 9, 2008 @ 5:02 pm
· Filed under Boeing, Contract Awards, Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin, Satellites, U.S. Air Force, space
The GPS III satellite had a successful DAB recently which allowed Mr. Young, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (OSD(AT&L) to allow the contract award. See an article here. As part of this authorization, though, he directed that the requirements be frozen as to what was presented at the [...]
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