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Pentagon creates regional partnerships to sustain gear far from home
The Pentagon has signed off on a regional sustainment framework to maintain equipment forward in theaters around the world, starting with the Indo-Pacific.
By Jen Judson
New bill aims to cut the price of spare parts for DoD
Legislation proposed Wednesday would force government vendors to publicly disclose data about their costs, a move to help the government negotiate better deals for spare parts.
By Joe Gould
Despite drug shortages, military has mostly been able to find alternative supplies
National supply chain issues are causing more drug shortages, according to reports. But the military appears okay for now.
By Karen Jowers
To get F-35 performance-based logistics contract, Lockheed will have to give up tech data
Lockheed has been angling for an F-35 performance-based logistics contract for three years, but it will come with strings attached.
By Valerie Insinna
Lockheed nabs F-35 sustainment contract worth up to $6.6B
The cost per flying hour is set to decrease by 8 percent over the contract period, the Pentagon stated.
By Valerie Insinna
Contractors who powered US war in Afghanistan stuck in Dubai
As of early June, 2,491 foreign contract workers remained on American bases across Afghanistan, down from 6,399 in April.
Biden to nominate defense industry expert Andrew Hunter as Air Force acquisition boss
Andrew Hunter is known in Washington as a low-key professional and true expert on defense acquisition.
The Air Force wants rocket deliveries to anywhere on Earth in under an hour
The service believes reusable commercial rockets like the ones SpaceX is developing could transport cargo all over the world.
By Nathan Strout
New fueling system completed at Indiana’s Grissom Air Reserve Base
The $35 million fuel hydrant system recently went online, replacing the base’s former fuel system.
F-35 program office announces a ‘strategic pause’ on new logistics system
The Defense Department underestimated the complexity of migrating to the new Operational Data Integrated Network, the F-35 program executive officer said.
By Valerie Insinna
Meet the Guard’s one-year pandemic vets
Military Times spoke with two troops who have been on duty battling the COVID-19 pandemic since spring 2020 to chart the course of the Guard's response through their eyes.
By Davis Winkie