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Air ForceBoeing Continuing To Invest In GPS Capabilities, Cooning Says
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Although Boeing [BA] will complete its Global Positioning System IIF (GPS IIF) contract this year, a key executive said last week the company will continue to […]
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Air ForceBeechcraft Close To Sole Source FMS Deal For AT-6, Exec Says
Beechcraft is “very close” to a deal to sell its AT-6 light attack aircraft as part of a foreign military sale (FMS) through the Air Force, a key executive told […]
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Air ForceBoeing Begins Assembling Second KC-46A Tanker Aircraft
Boeing [BA] began assembling the second KC-46A aerial refueling tanker the week of Aug. 19 as workers loaded the aircraft’s wing spar into an automated spar assembly tool, according to […]
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Air ForceAir Force Touts Disaggregated Space Architecture Benefits In New White Paper
Military space architecture disaggregation is an innovative opportunity to stay ahead of adversaries, increase technological advancement and decrease production costs, the Air Force’s space wing said Wednesday in a new […]
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Air ForceAir Force Expects Space Fence Award In Spring 2014
The Air Force said Wednesday it plans to award its highly-anticipated, multi-billion dollar new Space Fence contract in the spring of 2014, about a year after its original goal. Air […]
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Air ForceFAB-T Source Selection Concluding By December, Air Force Says
The Air Force anticipates concluding its source selection for its Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) program by December, according to a service spokesman. Air Force spokesman Ed Gulick […]
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Air ForceBoeing Finishing Up Critical FAB-T Program
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.–Boeing [BA] is finishing up a critical program in its Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) testing and is also preparing for another important test in the […]
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BudgetNavy Shaking Up Admiral Posts To Save Money
The Navy is eliminating, downgrading or merging dozens of admiral posts to save money at a time of shrinking budgets and the imposition of automatic sequestration cuts, the service said, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Discontinues Old Space Fence, Despite Pushing Back New Space Fence Contract
The Air Force is preparing to discontinue operations of its legacy Space Fence, known as the Air Force Space Surveillance System (AFSSS), despite previously pushing back the contract award for […]
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Air ForceAir Force Nuclear Missile Wing Fails Nuclear Surety Test
An Air Force nuclear missile wing received an “unsatisfactory” rating after making “tactical-level” errors during one of several exercises, the service said yesterday in a statement. The Air Force Global […]