Lockheed Martin acknowledged Tuesday that it has submitted follow-up questions on the draft amended request for proposals the Air Force issued last week after meeting with Air Force officials May 17. Lockheed spokesman Greg Caires said, “We are now awaiting the release of the final amended RFP and hope that the issues we’re raised will be addressed by that document.” Sikorsky also has concerns with the amended RFP, prompting Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D) to question the Air Force about how it intends to evaluate fuel costs. Another contentious issue reportedly has to do with the change USAF made in the original RFP, requiring “flight-ready” not “mission-ready” status. The later is a more stringent requirement. Original CSAR-X award winner Boeing, according to the Government Accountability Office, barely passed—two minutes under—the flight-ready performance factor. And, there are other lingering questions.
DNI: Cyber Is The Common Weapon Among Top Adversaries
April 17, 2021
The top four U.S. adversaries—China, Russia, Iran and North Korea—are improving their military capabilities but relying increasingly on cyber means to challenge the U.S. and blunt its influence around the world, the intelligence community's annual threat assessment says. The report comes amid military tensions with both China and Russia.