Pat Host
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Air ForceSASC Provision May Provide Air Force F-35 Maintainer Flexibility
A provision in the fiscal year 2016 defense authorization bill approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) last week may provide the Air Force with flexibility to direct qualified […]
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Air ForceAir Force Certifies SpaceX For National Security Launches
The Air Force certified Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) to compete for national security space launches, service Secretary Deborah James said Tuesday on Twitter. James didn’t specify which launch vehicle […]
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SpaceNASA Announces Science Instruments For Potentially $2 Billion Europa Mission
NASA on Tuesday announced the nine instruments that will participate in a mission that could be worth around $2 billion over its program life to investigate whether Europa, Jupiter’s icy […]
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Defense WatchDefense Watch
Budget Watch. The Senate and House are in recess this week, but both chambers have made significant progress in moving defense spending bills this month. The House Appropriations Committee’s defense […]
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SpaceULA Rolls Out Plan For Simplifying Launch Purchases, Reducing Lead Times
United Launch Alliance (ULA), later this year, will release further details on a pair of initiatives for making launch purchases “Amazon-simple” while reducing lead times from years to months, company […]
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Air ForceAir Force Moving Forward With 3DELRR Corrective Action
The Air Force is moving forward with its Three Dimensional Long Range Radar (3DELRR) corrective action plan as it awaits formal notice from the Justice Department of Raytheon’s [RTN] appeal. […]
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Air ForceOutgoing Air Force Chief Scientist Focusing On Autonomy
Mica Endsley, the Air Force’s outgoing chief scientist, is set to release a report focusing on autonomy before she leaves her position June 5. The report, “Autonomous Horizons,” will be […]
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Air ForceAir Force Launches X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle
The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Wednesday successfully launched the service’s secretive, unmanned space plane called the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) at 11:05 a.m. EDT from […]
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SpaceHouse Appropriators Propose Big Cut To Commercial Crew, Big Boost For SLS
The fiscal year 2016 spending bill that the full House Appropriations Committee (HAC) will markup Wednesday proposes a big cut to the Commercial Crew Program (CCP) while providing a large […]
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Air Force
Raytheon Appeals Dismissal Of 3DELRR Lawsuit
Raytheon [RTN] on Thursday appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit the dismissal of its lawsuit against the Air Force for taking corrective action on […]