NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program could have its first, limited, five-year performance-based logistics contract by the end of the year. Lockheed Martin, the main ...

The US Defense Logistics Agency is researching ways to set up a performance-based logistics contract for the US Air Force (USAF) Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II to reduce the time it takes to ...

Staff Sgt. Michael Sanders checks out the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The military and Lockheed Martin may strike a deal on a performance-based logistics contract to ...

The F-35 Joint Program Office plans to issue one performance-based logistics (PBL) contract to improve parts reliability and maintainability of the Lockheed Martin stealth aircraft. The programme ...

Supply chain management and engineering services to sustain the U.S. Air Force Fairchild Republic A-10 fleet could transition from the U.S. government to a private company. The U.S. Defense Logistics ...

It is ludicrous that Lockheed Martin is pushing the Pentagon, as DefenseNews reports on Tuesday, for a contract that would allow it to reduce its F-35 fighter jet spare parts stockpile. Such a ...

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kristin "BEO" Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot and commander, flies over the Toronto skyline during the 2021 Canadian International Air Show, Sept. 4, 2021. (Capt ...

SEOUL—Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) have signed the first KF-21 performance-based logistics (PBL) contract. The deal, signed on Dec. 9 and ...

The Trump Administration, Congress and the Department of Defense (DoD) are united in their desire to reform the way defense resources are spent. While much of the public face of acquisition reform has ...

Navy's performance-based logistics experience offers lessons for the private sector The U.S. Navy's top supply chain officer discusses how to build mutually rewarding relationships with suppliers at ...

When Pentagon strategists game out potential near-peer conflicts, they tend to plug in sortie-generation rates for the F-35 Lightning II that reflect the program’s original vision, not the far lower ...