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Air ForceAir Force, SpaceX Settle EELV Lawsuit
The Air Force and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) said Friday they reached agreement on a path forward in the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) dispute between the two parties. […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Approaching Key Space Fence Facility Construction
Lockheed Martin [LMT], developer of the Air Force’s nearly multi-billion dollar Space Fence radar program, will begin key facilities construction in the next few months after performing a series of […]
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SpaceStratolaunch’s Carrier Aircraft Almost 40 Percent Complete
MOJAVE, Calif. —Stratolaunch Systems is almost 40 percent through assembly of its massive carrier aircraft and is on track for a 2016 first flight goal, according to Scaled Composites President […]
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Air ForceAir Force Assembling Strategic Master Plan For Science And Technology
The Air Force is assembling a strategic master plan focused on science and technology (S&T) that the service’s chief of staff said can change the way the Air Force does […]
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Air ForceJames Hints Air Force Budget Could Be Above Sequestration Levels
The Air Force’s fiscal year 2016 budget proposal could be more than permitted by Budget Control Act, or sequestration, caps, service Secretary Deborah James said Jan. 15. James declined to […]
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Defense WatchDEFENSE WATCH
Need Cyber Workers. The Coast Guard is wanting when it comes to its cyber security workforce, Vice Adm. Charles Michel, the service’s deputy Commandant for Operations, says at the Surface […]
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Air ForceJames Taps Welch To Head EELV Certification Review Process
Air Force Secretary Deborah James said she selected former chief of staff and retired Gen. Larry Welch to lead an independent review of the service’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) […]
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SpaceX, Air Force Head For Mediation In ‘Block Buy’ Lawsuit
The Air Force and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) are headed to mediation this month after a federal judge Wednesday denied contractor United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Jan. 7 motion to […]
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Air ForceAir Force Applying New Acquisition Program To Certain Programs
The Air Force is applying a new initiative designed to “bend the cost curve,” while accelerating acquisition, to at least three programs, service secretary Deborah James said Wednesday. James said at […]
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UncategorizedInsitu Could Release ScanEagle 2 In 2016
Boeing [BA] subsidiary Insitu could release its ScanEagle 2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in 2016, according to a senior company official. Insitu ScanEagle Product Line Director Don Williamson told Defense […]