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Advanced material buys to accelerate missile production

June 15, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s a conversation with John Norman, VP at Raytheon of USAF airpower requirements and capability and former USAF major general, on the Aerospace Advantage podcast. […]

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A primer on progress payments: impact of increase from 80% to 90% for COVID-19

April 1, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Recently, the Pentagon announced that it will increase progress payments to bolster contractor cash flow during the COVID-19 crisis. For small businesses, progress payments increased […]

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