April 14, 201214 yr From Defense Aerospace [excerpt] Pentagon Contract Announcements(Source: U.S Department of Defense; issued April 12, 2012) The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $98,800,000 not-to-exceed cost-plus-incentive-fee and firm-fixed-priced contract to procure enhanced threat response redesign for the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a quick reaction capability program.
April 15, 201214 yr From Defense Aerospace [excerpt] Pentagon Contract Announcements(Source: U.S Department of Defense; issued April 12, 2012) The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $98,800,000 not-to-exceed cost-plus-incentive-fee and firm-fixed-priced contract to procure enhanced threat response redesign for the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a quick reaction capability program. I love the editors note at the end of the article.
April 16, 201214 yr Author I love the editors note at the end of the article. Yup. Tougher target needs a nastier bomb. Makes you wonder, though, if the best penetrator is not the one that is whipped up to meet a specific target. A la GBU-28 circa 1991.
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