Boeing’s work on the family of advanced line-of-sight terminals (FAB-T) program for the Air Force is on track for delivery in 2008 after an estimated 18-month delay, according to Roger Krone, president of network and space systems with Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. Krone told reporters Monday at AFA’s Air & Space Conference in Washington that the program, which aims to develop a group of ground satellite communications terminals, hit cost overruns and delays for several reasons, including requirements creep and poor baseline management. To remedy the situation, remarked Krone, Boeing brought in more experienced program managers and has worked with the Air Force to add additional growth capability for the future Block 2 program. For now, Krone has high confidence in the Block 1 FAB-T program.
A three-month continuing resolution that ended in December inflicted less pain on the Department of the Air Force than it had expected, as procurement and construction continue in the new year. The federal government operated under a stopgap spending measure that stretched from the beginning of the fiscal year on…