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SpaceNASA Cites James Webb Space Telescope Progress As Program Enters Challenging Phase
NASA has 10 months of funded schedule reserve on James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) as the program enters a challenging phase, key stakeholders testified Tuesday. NASA Associate Administrator for Science […]
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CongressWarner Wants Navy To Consider Using T-LED Lighting On Bases
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) wants the Navy to consider using tubular light emitting diode (T-LED) lighting on bases, according to a letter obtained by Defense Daily. Warner asks Assistant Secretary […]
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ArmySanchez Wants Replacement For Army’s M4 and M4A1 Rifles
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) said Thursday she wants a replacement for the Army and Marine Corps’ M4 and M4A1 standard-issue rifles. “I will continue down this warpath of trying to […]
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Air ForceAir Force Identifies Long Standing GPS Messaging Index Issue
The Air Force said Sunday a Global Positioning System (GPS) message indexing error was recently identified and had gone unnoticed since 2013. The error, the service said in a statement, […]
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Air Force
Upcoming GPS IIF-9 Launch Will Be Last On Delta IV
The upcoming launch of the ninth Global Positioning System IIF series satellite (GPS IIF-9) will be the last of the IIF series to take place on a Delta IV rocket. […]
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Air ForceNew Bomber Program Progressing According To Plan, LaPlante Says
The Air Force’s secretive and lucrative Long Range Strike Bomber (LRSB) program is progressing according to plan, according to a key service official. Assistant Air Force Secretary for Acquisition Bill […]
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Air ForceAFSOC Plans AC-130J Operational Testing With 105 Howitzer This Summer
The head of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) expects the AC-130J, currently being outfitted with the 105mm Howitzer cannon, to enter operational testing this summer after a long stint […]
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Air ForceRogers Vows To Maintain Heavy Launch Capability Until Falcon Heavy Certification
A key lawmaker vowed to maintain a United States heavy launch capability to avoid a gap between the retirement of United Launch Alliance‘s (ULA) Delta IV rocket and the potential […]
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Air ForceBoeing Two Months Behind Schedule On KC-46 EMD-1 First Flight
Boeing [BA], prime contractor for the Air Force’s KC-46 aerial refueling tanker, is at least two months behind schedule for first flight on its second engineering and manufacturing development aircraft […]
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Boeing Two Months Behind Schedule On KC-46 EMD-1 First Flight
Boeing [BA], prime contractor for the Air Force’s KC-46 aerial refueling tanker, is at least two months behind schedule for first flight on its second engineering and manufacturing development aircraft […]