Pat Host
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SpaceSpaceX To Attempt Reflight of Subsequent Falcon 9 Booster After ‘Perfect’ Launch, Landing
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) will attempt reflying one of its next upgraded Falcon 9 boosters, while likely opting to retire the first stage used in Monday’s night’s “perfect” launch […]
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Air ForceMcCain Vows Further Fight As Omnibus Bill Lifts RD-180 Restrictions
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) vowed to continue into the next authorization season his fight against future Air Force use of the RD-180 after the fiscal […]
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InternationalFirst Japanese F-35 Components Mate
The first Japanese-built F-35 started the mating process early Tuesday when its wings, fuselage and tails joined together for the first time to form the aircraft’s structure, according to a […]
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Air ForceAir Force Doubles Tempo Of Biennial Schriever Space, Cyber Wargame
The Air Force doubled the tempo of the long-running Schriever Wargame from biennial, or every other year, to annual, according to a key official. Schriever Wargame 2015, set in the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Three Contracts For Booster Propulsion Technology Maturation
The Air Force on Monday awarded three more contracts under the Booster Propulsion Technology Maturation broad agency announcement (BAA) solicitation, according to a notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO). […]
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PentagonDoD Pledges Roughly $13 Billion For Third Offset Strategy Wargaming, Experimentation
The Defense Department plans to spend between $12 billion and $15 billion in fiscal year 2017 on wargaming, experimentation and demonstrations to prove out the five components of its “third […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch
No ACV Protest. Lockheed Martin will not protest the award of the Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicle engineering and manufacturing development contract to BAE Systems and Science Applications International Corp. […]
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Air Force
Hyten Expects New Rocket Propulsion System Contracts In Next Two Months
The head of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) expects contract awards for the service’s new rocket propulsion system in the next two months and “possibly sooner.” Air Force Gen. John […]
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Air ForceMcCain Threatens ‘Unrestricted Prohibition’ Of RD-180
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) threatened exploring an “unrestricted prohibition” on Russian rocket engine use following United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) decision not to participate in the […]
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Air ForceDoD Officials Escalate Public Criticism Of GPS OCX Program Amid Budget Shortfall
Storm clouds could be forming on the horizon for Raytheon [RTN] and its Global Positioning System (GPS) operational control segment (OCX) as Pentagon officials have escalated public criticism of the […]