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Marc Selinger
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Air ForceAir Force Lab Tests Radar Warning Receiver For New Combat Rescue Helicopter
The AN/APR-52 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR), which is being developed to detect radar threats for the Air Force’s future HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), has demonstrated its technological maturity in […]
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Air ForceLockheed, Raytheon Win Air Force Contracts For New Nuclear Cruise Missile
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] received contracts Aug. 23 to mature designs for the Long Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO), a replacement for the U.S. Air Force’s aging, nuclear-armed, air-launched […]
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SpaceSpaceX’s Musk Unveils New Spacesuit
SpaceX founder Elon Musk posted the “first picture” of his company’s new spacesuit on social media Aug. 23. The photograph shows a sleek, mostly white suit buckled into what seems […]
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UncategorizedAir Force’s Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Face Challenges, GAO Says
The U.S. Air Force does not have adequate resources to address the long-term needs of its nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) systems, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said Aug. […]
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Air ForceAerojet, Orbital Join Northrop Grumman’s GBSD Team
Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] and Orbital ATK [OA] both announced late Aug. 21 that they have joined the Northrop Grumman [NOC] team that will compete against Boeing [BA] to develop the […]
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SpaceNASA’s Newest Orion Crew Capsule Powered Up For First Time
The Orion crew capsule that will be the first to fly aboard NASA’s new Space Launch System (SLS) heavy-lift rocket has been powered up for the first time, Orion prime […]
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Air ForceBoeing, Northrop Win Air Force Contracts For New ICBM
Boeing [BA] and Northrop Grumman [NOC] have edged out Lockheed Martin [LMT] for contracts to mature designs for the Ground-based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), the replacement for the Air Force’s aging, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Lab Tapping Six Firms For Aerospace Vehicle Research
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is in the midst of awarding contracts to six companies to develop cutting-edge aerospace vehicles. The lab has already announced three recipients this […]
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CongressHASC Announces New Republican Staff Director
Jen Stewart, a Pentagon insider and former congressional aide, will return to Capitol Hill to become Republican staff director of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), the GOP-led panel announced Aug. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Readies ORS-5 Space-Tracking Satellite For Aug. 25 Launch
The U.S. Air Force’s Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office has completed a flight readiness review for the ORS-5 space-tracking satellite, keeping the mission on track for an Aug. 25 launch, […]