The U.S. Air Force said it’s closing the Transformational Satelli...
The U.S. Air Force said it’s closing the Transformational Satellite Communications program solicitation without awarding a contract. Lockheed Martin and Boeing had been competing for work potentially worth $10 billion. Earlier, Gary Payton, deputy Air Force undersecretary for space…
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operations, had told reporters that the award could slip into next year (CD Sept 26 p8). But the Air Force had denied reports the solicitation was being canceled. The service said it plans to release a new draft request for proposal this week for the first part of a restructured program. The satellite system is meant to send video, images and other intelligence from unmanned aerial vehicles and spy satellites to U.S. land forces and Navy ships. The first phase will include five Block 10 satellites and associated ground-control systems. The first launch isn’t expected before 2019.