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Air ForceRolls-Royce Joins BAE Systems’ Team To Pursue Air Force’s T-X Contract
BAE Systems said yesterday Rolls-Royce is joining its Hawk Advanced Jet Training System (AJTS) team as an exclusive partner to help compete for the Air Force’s potentially $30 billion T-X […]
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BudgetNavy May Delay Los Angeles-Class Sub Retirements To Mitigate SSN Shortfall
The Navy is beginning to monitor its Los Angeles-class (SSN-688) attack submarines to determine if any can remain in the fleet past their expected service lives, as the SSN fleet […]
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DoD, NASA Request Nearly $44 Billion In Future Launch Funding, GAO Says
The Defense Department and NASA together are expected to require nearly $44 billion for launch-related activities from fiscal years 2014 through 2018, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report […]
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Air Force
International AEHF Partners Working Toward Terminal Development Testing, Air Force Says
The United States anticipates that its international Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite constellation partners–Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom–will join it in performing terminal development testing in the […]
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Professional Services Industry Commission Sees Human Capital Crisis In Government
It is time to fundamentally rethink and revise current human capital strategies, including planning, development, performance management and, in some cases, structures within the federal government because previous efforts to […]
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Air Force
DoD’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Program Successfully Air Launches First Prototype
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) successfully air launched in late August their prototype for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) program. […]
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Orbital Exploring Alternatives To RD-180 Engine If Lawsuit Fails
Orbital Sciences [ORB] is exploring multiple engine alternatives in case its lawsuit against United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Russian rocket engine provider RD AMROSS falls through, according to a company […]
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Pentagon: Budget Woes Not An Issue Regarding Syria Strike
Budget turmoil and the automatic sequestration cuts impacting the Pentagon will not affect the military’s ability to attack Syria, spokesman George Little said yesterday. Even though fiscal 2013 has been […]
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GAO Warns Of More Cost Overruns On Ford Carrier
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned in a report published yesterday that the cost overruns on the first ship of the Gerald R. Ford class (CVN-78) of aircraft carriers may […]
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Air Force
Air Force Signs Off On Boeing’s KC-46A Tanker Design
Prime contractor Boeing [BA] and the Air Force validated the final elements of the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker design, clearing the way for production and testing, according to a company […]