While JASSM looks endangered (see above), other programs that suffered Nunn-McCurdy breaches in the last round of select acquisition reports seem better off. As promised, the Air Force this week has provided answers to basic questions about the future fiscal integrity and operational necessity of the C-130 avionics modernization program, deeming it viable and sound. Air Force acquisition chief, Sue Payton, told reporters Wednesday that the Boeing-led AMP effort contract would proceed, but the service plans to reduce the number of airframes that will be modified from 300 to 220.
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc. and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems matching $17.7 million contracts for an "Off-Board Sensing Station,” which is an unmanned aircraft that would extend a manned fighter’s sensing range and also potentially carry additional weapons for that aircraft. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts…