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Air ForceAir Force, ULA Set For Wednesday’s NROL-45 Launch
The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are set for Wednesday’s launch of the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) NROL-45 satellite, according to a company statement. The mission will take […]
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Air ForceAir Force Requests 2.4 Percent More Funding In FY ’17 Budget
The Air Force requested 2.4 percent more funding for fiscal year 2017 than the $163.1 billion it was appropriated for last fiscal year. As part of the $166.9 billion it […]
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InternationalF-35A Completes First Transatlantic Ocean Crossing
An Italian Air Force F-35A on Friday afternoon completed the first transatlantic Ocean crossing, arriving at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., from Cameri Air Base, Italy, according to a […]
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SpaceNASA CRS-2 Decision Finds Orbital ATK With Lowest Price, SpaceX With Highest Score
NASA’s Cargo Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) source selection statement released late Friday found that Orbital ATK [OA] had the lowest price among awardees while Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) had the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Lockheed Martin For GPS III Temporary Contingency Operations Services
The Air Force on Thursday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $96 million contract for Global Positioning System III (GPS III) contingency operations services and supplies, according to a Defense Department […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch
Capitol Hill Week Ahead. All eyes are on the Pentagon, which will drop the budget on Tuesday. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has already announced the topline budget figure– $582.7 billion, […]
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Air ForceAir Force, ULA Successfully Launch GPS IIF-12 Satellite
The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Friday successfully launched the Global Positioning System IIF-12 (GPS IIF-12) satellite. Launch took place at 8:38 a.m. EST at Cape Canaveral […]
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SpaceNASA Official Defends Allowing Re-Engined Antares Mission Without Test Flight
A key NASA official on Wednesday defended not requiring Orbital ATK [OA] to perform a full flight test of its re-engined Antares launch vehicle before performing its first Cargo Resupply […]
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Air ForceULA, Air Force Set For Friday’s GPS IIF-12 Launch
The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are set for Friday’s Global Positioning System IIF-12 (GPS IIF-12). Launch will take place at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The […]
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SpaceSpaceX At Least Two Years From Flying At Texas Launch Site
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is at least two years from flying rockets from its Brownsville, Texas, launch site due to soil instability, according to a key company official. NASA […]