The Defense Acquisition Board has set May 30 for its review of the Army-Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft program, pushing forward announcement of the winning contractor to perhaps June at the earliest. Earlier this year, Army and Air Force officials said they expected to make the award in May. The two competitors—Team JCA (Raytheon and EADS CASA North America) and the L-3 Communications-led team—submitted their proposals in late January.
The Senate Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces heard testimony from the Defense Department’s top missile defense leaders and demanded to know why the Missile Defense Agency's proposed $9.6 billion fiscal 2023 budget will not yield more reliable defense against hypersonic weapons already being fielded by adversaries, including Russia on…