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Air ForceNo Air Force Participation In Fiscal 2017 F-35 ‘Block Buy,’ Officer Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Though the Air Force is interested in a eventual multi-year “block buy” of F-35A conventional variant aircraft, it won’t be able to participate in one by fiscal year […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Grappling With Parts Management In Latest ALIS Software Version
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. –The F-35 program is grappling with a parts management issue in its currently fielded version of the aircraft’s Automated Logistics Information System (ALIS) software, according to key […]
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Defense Watch
Defense Watch
NDAA Watch. The House and Senate are still at a standstill on a conference report for the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act. SASC Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) says he and […]
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Air ForceAir Force Seeks Open Architecture Approach For Unified Satellite Ground System
The Air Force is in the initial planning stages for a single, unified satellite ground system architecture that will harness open systems to exercise command and control (C2) during conflict […]
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SpaceCash Offer Could Make Rumored Aerojet-ULA Deal Legit, Executive Says
A cash offer, as opposed to stock, could make the rumored Aerojet Rocketdyne [AJRD] offer for United Launch Alliance (ULA) legitimate, according to a veteran industry executive. “I could see […]
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SpaceBlue Origin Accommodating Vulcan By Expanding BE-4 Production Capabilities
Blue Origin will expand its existing BE-4 engine production capability already established at its Kent, Wash.-development facility to accommodate the initial production rate needed for United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) next-generation […]
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ArmyArmy Orders Northrop Grumman Stop Work Order On CIRCM
The Army on Wednesday told Northrop Grumman [NOC] to stop work on the Counter Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) program, according to company spokesman Randy Belote. Northrop Grumman beat out BAE Systems […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Tripling Production, Fielding Rate By 2019
The F-35 program will triple its aircraft production and fielding rate by 2019, which is giving Program Executive Officer (PEO) Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan pause, he said Wednesday. […]
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SpaceFlorida ‘Years’ Away From Acquiring Shiloh Spaceport Property
The state of Florida is “years away” from acquiring a NASA-owned property located at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., (KSC) that would serve as its “holy grail” for attracting commercial space […]
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SpaceBoeing Taking Slow, But Steady, Approach To Commercial Crew Milestones
NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Boeing [BA] is taking a slow, but steady, approach to achieving its NASA Commercial Crew milestones, despite being roughly two years behind rival Space Exploration Technologies […]