Pat Host
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Air ForceMcCain, McCarthy Plan Bills Reinstating NDAA RD-180 Caps
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) plan to introduce bills repealing a provision in the fiscal year 2016 appropriations bill […]
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Air ForceSpaceX, Blue Origin Achieve Rocket Milestones
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and Blue Origin recently achieved a pair of rocket milestones. The Air Force on Monday updated the certified baseline configuration of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Launch […]
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SpaceNo Protests Of NASA CRS-2 Contract Awards
Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] declined to protest after missing out on NASA’s Cargo Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract awards, company spokeswomen said Tuesday. Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC), Space Exploration […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Additional Booster Propulsion Maturation Contracts
The Air Force on Monday awarded a pair of contracts to Boeing [BA] and Arctic Slope Technical Services (ARTS) under its Booster Propulsion Technology Maturation Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicitation, […]
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Air Force, Boeing Perform First KC-46A Refueling Flight
The Air Force and prime contractor Boeing [BA] on Sunday successfully completed the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker’s first refueling flight, according to a company statement. Following takeoff from Boeing Field […]
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Air ForceAir Force, Boeing Perform First KC-46A Refueling Flight
The Air Force and prime contractor Boeing [BA] on Sunday successfully completed the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker’s first refueling flight, according to a company statement. Following takeoff from Boeing Field […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch
Capitol Hill Week Ahead. The House returns this week, and the SASC pushes ahead with several hearings with top officials. On Tuesday, all of the service chiefs will be on the […]
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SpaceNASA Completes Orion Parachute Development Tests
NASA on Jan. 13 successfully completed the final development test of the Orion space capsule’s parachute system, according to an agency statement. During the test, engineers demonstrated that when the […]
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PentagonDoD Creates Ordnance Technology Consortium To Spur Innovation
The Defense Department has created a consortium under Better Buying Power 3.0 to spur innovation in ordnances and better facilitate business with non-traditional suppliers. Jose Gonzalez, deputy director, land warfare […]
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Air ForceAir Force Assembling Multi-Domain Operations Center Operations Concept
The Air Force has a team assembling the concept of operations for its futuristic multi-domain operations center that was featured in its Future Operating Concept (FOC) released last fall. Air […]