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SpaceNASA Requests 54 Percent Boost For Commercial Crew In FY ’15
NASA requests $1.2 billion for the Commercial Crew spaceflight program (CCP) in FY ’16, a nearly 54 percent increase from the $805 million that was enacted in FY ’14, according […]
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Air ForceAir Force Halts 3DELRR Corrective Action
The Air Force agreed not to take corrective action on its Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long Range Radar (3DELRR), pending a court ruling, though it is unclear whether the service formally told […]
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ArmyArmy Vice Chief Of Staff Vows To Protect Combat Training Centers From Sequester
Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Daniel Allyn Thursday vowed to protect the service’s combat training centers (CTC) if lawmakers can’t stave off another round of sequestration-related budget cuts. Allyn […]
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ArmyArmy Pursuing Multi-Year Deal For Boeing Apache Helicopters
The Army is pursuing a multi-year deal with Boeing [BA] to procure between 240 and 450 AH-64E Echo variant Apache helicopters that could be worth between $5 billion and $10 […]
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Air Force
Air Force Postpones NASA SMAP Launch Until Friday
The Air Force said it postponed NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission until Friday due to an upper level wind constraint. Launch will take place at 9:20 a.m. EST […]
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CyberDoD Fully Funds Joint Regional Security Stacks In FY ’16 Budget, Work Says
The Defense Department “fully-funded” equipment to upgrade and secure its computer networks in its fiscal year 2016 budget request, according to DoD’s number two civilian. Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work […]
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Air ForceAir Force Selects Boeing 747-800 For Presidential Aircraft Replacement Program
The Air Force said Wednesday it picked Boeing’s [BA] 747-800 series commercial airliner to serve as the next presidential aircraft, commonly known as Air Force One. “The Boeing 747-8 is […]
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Air Force
Raytheon Sues Air Force To Prevent 3DELRR Reconsideration
Raytheon [RTN] said it filed a lawsuit Monday against the Air Force to prevent the service from reconsidering bids from its Three-Dimensional Long Range Radar (3DELRR) competition. Company spokesman Michael […]
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Air ForceAir Force Makes Progress On Long Range Standoff Weapon
The Air Force is proceeding with its Long Range Standoff (LRSO) weapon program after announcing last year it would delay a contract award for three years. Air Force Global Strike […]
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SpaceBoeing, SpaceX Map Out Commercial Crew Timelines
Boeing [BA] and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. laid out Monday their timelines for delivering astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2017 as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew program […]