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InternationalAustralian Air Chief Says Alliance With U.S. Unaffected By American Political Change
The head of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) said May 11 that he has seen little change in his service’s relationship with the U.S. Air Force and Navy despite […]
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SpaceSpaceX Tests Falcon Heavy’s Center Booster
SpaceX has test-fired the center booster of its new Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time, the company announced May 9. The “center core” test occurred last week at the […]
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CongressDoD Assessing OV-10 Light-Attack Aircraft Experiment
The U.S. Department of Defense is evaluating the results of an experiment in which it deployed two Vietnam War-era OV-10 Bronco light-attack aircraft to Iraq to assess their ability to […]
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UncategorizedFY 2017 Omnibus Bill Adds Dozens Of Aircraft To DoD Request
House and Senate negotiators unveiled a fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill May 1 that includes billions of dollars to buy dozens of fighter jets, helicopters and other aircraft above […]
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Air ForceAir Force Expects FY 2018 Budget To Continue Funding Improved Satellite Resiliency
The U.S. Air Force, which has strived in recent years to make its satellites more resilient to potential attack, expects to receive funding in the Trump administration’s upcoming fiscal year […]
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Air ForceHeather Wilson Confirmed As Air Force Secretary
The Senate late May 8 confirmed former Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) to be the 24th secretary of the Air Force. Wilson, who was approved by a 76-22 vote, is President […]
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SpaceAerojet Rocketdyne’s AR1 Engine Completes Critical Design Review
Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] announced May 8 that its AR1 engine, one of two contenders for the first stage of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) Vulcan next-generation launch vehicle, has successfully completed […]
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SpaceAir Force’s X-37B Spaceplane Finishes Two-Year Trip
The U.S. Air Force’s X-37B reusable spaceplane returned to Earth May 7 after spending almost two years in space, its longest mission ever. The Boeing [BA]-built orbital test vehicle landed on […]
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SpaceTime Ripe For U.S. Military To Pursue Fast Access To Space, Experts Say
Efforts to achieve low-cost, fast access to space for the U.S. military stand to benefit from an increasingly favorable financial, political and technological climate, Air Force and industry experts said […]
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DoD Hires Hill Veteran To Handle Missile Defense Policy
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has appointed longtime Capitol Hill aide Robert “Rob” Soofer as deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and missile defense policy, the Pentagon announced April 26. […]