US Navy’s UCLASS / CBARS / MQ-XX / MQ-25 Stingray Program

[aim9xray]

Surprised that they're talking about 3 separate contracts for 3 birds each, instead of 1 contract for 9 birds...

I don't think you can do MYP during LRIP.

 

[Scott Kenny]

One batch of three aircraft every year for three years.

Hrm. Still seems easier to do a multi year contract.

I don't think you can do MYP during LRIP.

If there's some legal restrictions, that explains it. Still doesn't make sense overall, but explains why it's being done that way.

And I think the F-35 has been in multi year buys for a long time now, and just last year left LRIP.

 

[GTX]

And I think the F-35 has been in multi year buys for a long time now, and just last year left LRIP.

Errr...no.

 

[Scott Kenny]

Errr...no.

No that it left LRIP last year, or no that it was not being bought in multi year buys?

 

[aim9xray]

Hrm. Still seems easier to do a multi year contract. If there's some legal restrictions, that explains it. Still doesn't make sense overall, but explains why it's being done that way.

And I think the F-35 has been in multi year buys for a long time now, and just last year left LRIP.

F-35 seems to do a lot of things others are not allowed. But as we are finding out, laws are just ink on paper.

 

[GTX]

No that it left LRIP last year, or no that it was not being bought in multi year buys?

No, it has not been in multi year buys for a long time now. There was a push by partner nations some time ago to do this and I know the US services would have liked to do so but it never occurred. Has been year-by-year buys for ever...