WASHINGTON\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The Army is nearing completion of an acquisition strategy to achieve a 360-degree threat detection capability for its future Integrated Air-and-Missile Defense system, according to the deputy program executive officer for Army Missiles and Space.
Both Raytheon and Lockheed Martin swiftly submitted responses to the RFI last summer. The service has also conducted a number of industry visits not only to collect data from them, but to look at technologies as well as manufacturing capabilities and capacities, he said. “The team is in the final stages of rolling that up now to develop an acquisition strategy to carry back for approval with Army senior leaders,” Rasch said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While he said it was premature to determine exactly when that acquisition strategy would be presented to Army leadership, Rasch said he hoped the Army could deliver it in the summertime or earlier. “We are moving as quickly as we can,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both Lockheed and Raytheon have said they can work quickly to bring a solution online. The Army\u2019s RFI calls upon industry to help inform them on the feasibility of reaching initial operational capability for a radar prior to fiscal 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the Pentagon is currently operating under fiscal 2016 budget levels due to a continuing resolution that won\u2019t lift until April 28 at the earliest, the Army\u2019s lower-tier Air and Missile Defense program office team is working aggressively to be ready to execute a new start to move forward on a modernized radar program\u00a0\u2014 whether new or upgraded\u00a0\u2014\u00a0in fiscal 2017 when the dollars become available, Rasch said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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