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Marc Selinger
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UncategorizedAir Force’s Combat Rescue Helicopter Passes Critical Design Review
The U.S. Air Force’s Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program has successfully completed its critical design review (CDR) for the HH-60W aircraft, paving the way for Lockheed Martin [LMT] unit Sikorsky to begin building […]
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Sen. McCain Urges Air Force To Disclose More Details About B-21 Bomber
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee urged Air Force leaders June 6 to be more transparent about the secretive B-21 Raider bomber program, citing the need for lawmakers […]
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Air ForceAir Force Predator Crash Linked To Lost Datalink
U.S. Air Force investigators have determined that an MQ-1B Predator crashed last year after its controllers lost a datalink with the unmanned aircraft, the service’s Air Combat Command announced June […]
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Air ForceSen. McCain Urges Air Force To Disclose More Details About B-21 Bomber
The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee urged Air Force leaders June 6 to be more transparent about the secretive B-21 Raider bomber program, citing the need for lawmakers […]
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SpaceSpaceX Reflies Dragon Capsule For First Time
SpaceX successfully reflew an unmanned Dragon capsule for the first time June 3 during its 11th commercial resupply services mission (CRS-11) to the International Space Station. Carrying almost 6,000 pounds of […]
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Air ForceBudget Caps Threaten Air Force Improvements, Secretary Wilson Says
The U.S. Air Force’s efforts to improve its readiness and modernize its capabilities will be derailed if Congress does not repeal across-the-board budget cuts that are set to return in […]
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Budget Caps Threaten Air Force Improvements, Secretary Wilson Says
The U.S. Air Force’s efforts to improve its readiness and modernize its capabilities will be derailed if Congress does not repeal across-the-board budget cuts that are set to return in […]
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InternationalFirst Japan-Built F-35A Unveiled
The first F-35A built in Japan was formally unveiled during a June 5 ceremony at a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) assembly plant in Nagoya. MHI operates the final assembly and […]
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DARPA Taps Boeing To Build Experimental Spaceplane
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has picked Boeing [BA] over two other companies to design, build and test an unmanned, reusable spaceplane that could deploy small satellites, DARPA and […]
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Rocket Lab Completes First Test Launch Of Electron Rocket
Rocket Lab, a new entrant to the space-access market, conducted the first flight test of its ground-launched Electron rocket May 25. During the test, the two-stage, 17-meter-high rocket lifted off […]