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 by James Laporta Washington (UPI) Mar 9, 2018
Orbital ATK has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force for services in support of aircraft for the Afghanistan Air Force. The deal, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $86.4 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract. The agreement between the U.S. Air Force and Orbital ATK will provide the Afghan Air Force with an AC-208 Eliminator, an armed intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft. The aircraft is equipped with AGM-114 HELLFIRE missile payloads. Work on the contract will occur in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be complete by June 2019, the Pentagon said in a press release. More than $42.3 million will be obligated to Orbital ATK from fiscal 2017 Afghan security forces funds.
New US advisors hope to give Afghan soldiers vital boost Washington (AFP) March 4, 2018 A brigade of seasoned American soldiers has arrived in Afghanistan in recent days on a much-trumpeted mission to offer a new type of training - as well as motivation - to beleaguered Afghan partners. Pentagon officials hope the deployment of hundreds of battle-hardened, expert troops across the country will help turn the tide in the war, but Afghanistan watchers are skeptical about how much difference they can make in the 16-year-old conflict. Most of the troops in the so-called Security Force ... read more
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