Air Force
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Air ForceB-52 Re-Engine Request for Proposals Expected in March
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Air Force is on track to release a request for proposals to procure new engines for the service’s oldest bomber aircraft within the next month, the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Pauses KC-46 Acceptances For Foreign Object Debris Issue
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Air Force has temporarily halted its acceptance of the KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueler due to the discovery of foreign object debris – trash, tools and the like […]
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SpaceAir Force’s 10th Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite Prepped for Launch
The Air Force’s tenth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite has been placed aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket to be launched next month, ULA said Feb. 27. […]
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Air ForceFuture Role of Space Development Agency Still Unknown, Air Force Says
ORLANDO, Fla. – The prospect of the Space Development Agency (SDA) – one of the key pillars of President Trump’s administration’s effort to improve space acquisition at the Pentagon – […]
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Air ForceTwo Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters Complete, Nearing First Flight
Sikorsky [LMT] has fully assembled two HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters (CRH) and is preparing them for maiden flights before mid-year at the company’s site in West Palm Beach, Florida. The HH-60W […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman to Develop Open-Architecture Embedded GPS For Military Aircraft
The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $59 million contract to develop an embedded GPS system for the F-22 Raptor and other aircraft. The embedded GPS/INS-modernization (EGI-M) program […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman to Offer SABR Radar for B-52 Modernization Program
Northrop Grumman [NOC] announced Feb. 26 that it is offering its advanced AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) for the Air Force’s B-52H Stratofortress radar replacement program. The service is […]
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SpaceHyten Approves Putting Space Force Under Air Force, But Notes Need for Full Department Eventually
The U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) commander told lawmakers Feb. 26 that he is supportive of plans to place the new Space Force under the Air Force, but noted that there […]
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Air ForceRolls-Royce to Offer F130 System for New B-52 Engines, Will Build in Indianapolis
Rolls-Royce officially plans to pitch its F130 engine to replace the aging systems on the Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber, in a possible three-way competition with Pratt & Whitney […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards $739 Million in Launch Services to ULA, Space X
The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awarded contracts worth nearly $739 million total to United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX for launch services for six future national […]
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