In response to cost overruns and delays in major weapon programs, The Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 became law to mandate competition through the entire life of major defense ...

Bad policy ideas have a way of returning from the dead in the nation’s capital. In 2011, following years of opposition from multiple presidential administrations and the Department of Defense (DOD), ...

Key Points - Boeing's X-32 prototype, a contender in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) competition, ultimately lost to Lockheed's X-35 (which became the F-35) for several key reasons. -A primary factor ...

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s win in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) competition positions the company to dominate the fighter market beginning in 2008, as the Defense Department begins to replace aging ...