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Market Sectors :: Air Force
Displaying 1 - 20 of 449 stories.
July 28, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The House, via a 308-114 vote, granted final congressional approval yesterday to the long-delayed war-funding bill, after lawmakers agreed to remove much of the domestic spending tacked on to it. The emergency supplemental...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/House-Sends-Obama-War-Supplemental-With-$4-9-Billion-In-Procurement_10860.html July 28, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford A key House panel approved a $523.9 billion Pentagon spending bill yesterday with funding for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's alternate engine, a move that could bode well for the future of the propulsion program the White House opposes...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/HAC-D-Overrides-Chairman-DoD-In-Backing-F-35-Second-Engine_10862.html July 23, 2010
By Geoff Fein As the demand from both NASA and the Air Force for solid rocket motors declines, the cost to produce and maintain the Trident II D-5 submarine launched ballistic missile will significantly increase, according to a Navy official. The decline of...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/Drop-In-Solid-Rocket-Motor-Production-Could-Impact-D-5-Official-Says_10839.html July 16, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford A Senate budget-writing panel agreed yesterday to cut President Barack Obama's proposed level of Pentagon funding, and a House committee could do the same thing next week. The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) voted 17-12 yesterday to...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/Senate-Appropriators-Trim-Overall-Pentagon-Budget-By-$8-1-Billion_10750.html July 9, 2010
By Marina Malenic Airbus parent company EADS yesterday filed an 8,800-page proposal to build a new fleet of 179 aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, a day ahead of today's bid deadline. "We feel very good about what we have to offer," Ralph...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/Transatlantic-Rivals-Submit-Air-Force-Tanker-Bids_10696.html June 15, 2010
By Calvin Biesecker As the military services work to establish full operational capability (FOC) this fall for their newly established cyber commands, achieving real-time situational awareness of threats to their respective computer and information networks...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/Service-Officials-Talk-Need-of-Obtaining-Situational-Awareness-For-Cyber_10450.html May 28, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford House lawmakers voted last night to keep the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's alternate engine in the Pentagon policy bill, though the program's fate may be left to House-Senate negotiators. That's because Senate Armed...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/F-35-Second-Engine-Wins-In-House-Loses-In-Senate-Panel_10304.html May 28, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford Congress looks to have failed to approve emergency war funding before Memorial Day, with a House panel delaying action yesterday. The Senate passed its version of the fiscal year 2010 supplemental appropriations bill by a 67-28 margin...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/War-Fundings-OK-Stalled-On-Capitol-Hill_10305.html May 20, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) was poised last night to weigh proposals to buy more F/A-18 E/F fighter jets and compel the Pentagon to account for any illegal government subsidies received by companies vying to build the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/HASC-Eyes-Tanker-F-18-Shipbuilding-Amendments-In-Late-Night-Markup_10205.html May 18, 2010
Emelie Rutherford The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is preparing to field a slew of amendments to the defense authorization bill tomorrow, including proposals regarding missile defense, the Air Force tanker solicitation, and Navy shipbuilding...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/Amendments-Piling-Up-To-Defense-Policy-Bill_10185.html May 14, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford Key House panels approved plans yesterday that recommend continuing the Pentagon's contested F-35 Joint Strike Fighter second engine and call into question Navy plans for a costly ballistic-missile submarine. The House Armed Services...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/HASC-Panels-Back-F-35-Second-Engine-Shipbuilding-Oversight_10174.html May 14, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The chairman of a key House subcommittee said he may support adding language to the Pentagon policy bill compelling the Pentagon to consider a transatlantic trade dispute when weighing proposals for the Air Force tanker aircraft. House...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/Smith-Eyes-WTO-Tanker-Language-For-Defense-Bill_10180.html May 12, 2010
Workers at Boeing's [BA] C-17 final assembly facility went on strike yesterday after their union rejected the company's offer of a new four-year contract that includes higher monthly pension payment, maintains the same employee contributions to health care...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/Boeing-C-17-Workers-Go-On-Strike_10155.html May 7, 2010
By Marina Malenic The two industry teams competing for the Pentagon's Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) production contract have submitted responses to a draft solicitation and reported successful early testing this week. Frank St. John, the program director...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/Industry-Teams-Clear-Key-Tests-With-Final-JAGM-RFP-Pending_10097.html May 6, 2010
By Geoff Fein While the Department of Defense is in the early stages of setting up its cyber command, one thing is certain, protecting the nation's network is vital for the military, defense industry and the public, according to the former head of the CIA...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/Cyber-Commands-Gain-Traction-Services-Vulnerable-To-Power-Grid-Attacks_10081.html May 5, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The head of a congressional panel said he does not support increasing the Pentagon's buy of C-17 aircraft, but wants authorization for the Joint Strike Fighter's second engine and guidelines for major weapon systems in the defense policy...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/Smith-Eyes-F-35-2nd-Engine-Oversight-Of-Programs-For-DoD-Bill_10072.html April 5, 2010
General Electric [GE] this week said its Aviation division will establish a research and development center that will focus on advanced technologies for military and civil hybrid electric vehicles and more electric aircraft applications. The Electrical Power...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/GE-To-Establish-Center-For-Electrically-Powered-Vehicles-And-Vessels_9800.html April 1, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon announced late yesterday it would extend the deadline for proposals for the Air Force tanker so European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) potentially can compete for the lucrative contract. The offer, to extend the...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/DoD-Offers-To-Extend-Tanker-Deadline-Frustrating-Boeing-Backers_9785.html March 31, 2010
By Emelie Rutherford A new Pentagon rapid-fielding effort remains a work in progress but has had successes including helicopter-survivability efforts, a senior official said. Zachary Lemnios, the Pentagon's director of defense research and engineering...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/DoD-Technologist-Looks-To-Scale-New-Rapid-Fielding-Effort_9779.html March 26, 2010
By Calvin Biesecker The Defense Department late last year established minimum security standards for physical access control into its facilities and installations, a key step toward improving the ability to authenticate and authorize personnel accessing U.S...http://www.defensedaily.com/sectors/air_force/Pentagon-Establishes-Minimum-Standards-For-DoD-Physical-Access-Control_9720.html
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