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Air ForceBoeing KC-46 Tanker Finishes Flight Tests For FAA Certification
The KC-46A tanker, which Boeing [BA] is developing for the U.S. Air Force, has achieved a key milestone by finishing flight tests needed to obtain its second of two airworthiness […]
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Air ForceLawmakers Want DoD To Consider Smaller Buses For Key Satellites
Concerned that large, high-value satellites are vulnerable to growing threats from potential enemies, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the Department of Defense to consider making greater use of […]
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Air ForceHASC Bill Tells Air Force To Replace JSTARS, Speed Up Compass Call Successor
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) unveiled a fiscal year 2019 defense authorization bill April 25 that would require the Air Force to replace the E-8C JSTARS ground-surveillance aircraft with […]
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CongressSenate Panel OKs Nominees To Lead NORTHCOM, PACOM
The Senate Armed Services Committee on April 24 approved President Trump’s nominees to head U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). The committee endorsed Navy Adm. Philip Davidson […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Finish Force Structure Review In August
The U.S. Air Force is studying how many more fighters, bombers and other aircraft it might need to counter growing threats from China and other potential adversaries, service leaders said […]
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SpaceBridenstine Takes Reins Of NASA
Former U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) formally became NASA’s 13th administrator April 23, four days after his controversial nomination narrowly cleared the Senate. During a swearing-in ceremony at NASA headquarters […]
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UncategorizedSenate OKs Rep. Bridenstine To Lead NASA
The U.S. Senate narrowly approved Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) as NASA’s 13th administrator April 19, ending a months-long stalemate over his controversial nomination. The 50-49 party-line vote came a day after […]
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Air Force To Launch Communications Relay Satellite
The U.S. Air Force announced April 6 that it plans to launch a new communications-relay satellite as part of a multi-payload mission later in April. The Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM […]
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White House Finalizing New Policy On Space Traffic Management
The Trump administration is putting the finishing touches on a new space traffic management policy designed to protect U.S. national security and commercial spacecraft amid growing congestion in space, Vice […]
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DoD’s Griffin Eyes Using Directed Energy For Space-Based Missile Defense
Pentagon technology chief Michael Griffin said April 17 that he wants to field a megawatt-class, directed energy (DE) device in space by the late 2020s to protect the United States […]