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Air ForceAir Force Aims For Early AEHF-4 Satellite Launch
The Air Force and its contractors on the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite constellation are performing so well the service wants to launch the fourth space vehicle early, according […]
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015
- USAF Reportedly Plans GBSD Draft RFP As Early As September
- USAF Scientific Advisory Board Recommends Open Architectures In Potential UAV Upgrades
- Marine Corps Declares F-35 Ready For Combat
- Lockheed Martin Grabs $66 Million JAGM Contract
- OMB Releases Cyber Sprint Results
- Elbit Wins International DIRCM Self-Protection Systems Contracts
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Air ForceUSAF Scientific Advisory Board Recommends Open Architectures In Potential UAV Upgrades
The Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) suggests the service consider using open architectures (OA) to help keep costs down if it eventually decides to modify unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) […]
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Air ForceUSAF Reportedly Plans GBSD Draft RFP As Early As September
The Air Force plans to release a concept of operations (CONOPS) and a draft request for proposals (RFP) for the estimated $62.3 billion Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) as early as […]
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Monday, August 3, 2015
- Defense Watch
- Air Force Gives SpaceX Benefit Of Doubt, Won’t Decertify Based On Launch Failure
- Army Establishes Open Architecture Voice Communication For Tactical Network
- New Acquisition Regulations Need to Prioritize Innovation, Industry Execs Say
- Saudi Arabia Requests $500 Million In Land Forces Ammunition
- Georgia Tech Wins $4.2 Million DARPA-Air Force Grant For Cyber
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July 30, 2015, Letter From Lawmakers To Bolden, James, On Falcon 9 Failure Investigation
On July 30, 2015; 14 lawmakers co-signed a letter to NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Air Force Secretary Deborah James, expressing their concern that SpaceX’s investigation of its own Falcon […]
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Air ForceAir Force Gives SpaceX Benefit Of Doubt, Won’t Decertify Based On Launch Failure
The Air Force, at the moment, won’t decertify Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) from competing for military launches because the service doesn’t know if the company’s June 28 Falcon 9 […]
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Friday, July 31, 2015
- Carrier Gap in Mideast Concerns CNO Nominee
- Air Force Years Away From Flying Laser Weapons
- Conventional Systems Can’t Subsitute For Nuclear Weapons, DoD Official Says
- McCaul Introduces Bill To Help DHS Protect Federal Civilian Networks
- L-3’s Earnings Fall On Further Charges; Strategic Review Underway Of National Security Segment
- MDA Official Argues For Mix Of Space, Radar Sensors
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PentagonConventional Systems Can’t Subsitute For Nuclear Weapons, DoD Official Says
LA VISTA, Neb. – Deterrence is not limited to nuclear weapons, but conventional arms and ballistic missile defense cannot substitute for the United States nuclear triad, a senior Defense Department […]
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PentagonMDA Official Argues For Mix Of Space, Radar Sensors
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) should pursue a combination of space-based and ground-based sensors to improve missile defense systems instead of favoring one or the other, according to an agency […]