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Air ForceAir Force Withholds $26 Million From Lockheed Martin Over GPS III Delays
The Air Force has withheld nearly $26 million from Lockheed Martin [LMT] since May 2011 over delays of the first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite due to issues with […]
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Air ForceEmbraer Rolls Out First Super Tucano For Air Force’s Light Air Support
Embraer [ERJ] on Thursday rolled out its first A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft for the Air Force’s Light Air Support (LAS) program. Embraer and LAS prime contractor Sierra Nevada […]
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Air ForceDoD Plans F-35 Aircraft Carrier Tests In November
The Defense Department plans to bring two aircraft carrier variants of the F-35 to a carrier in November for a series of tests, according to the head of the F-35 […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin ‘Imminently’ Close To PAC-3 Interceptor Deal With Qatar
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is “imminently” close to a deal to produce Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) interceptors for Qatar, according to a company executive. Richard McDaniel, company vice president for Terminal […]
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Air ForceAir Force Test Launches Unarmed Minuteman III ICBM
The Air Force Tuesday successfully test launched an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM at 10:45 a.m. EDT, according to the service. The last time the Air Force test launched a Minuteman […]
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Air ForceWith ATK Announcement, Field Vying For Next-Gen Rocket Engine Becoming Clearer
With an industry day scheduled to take place Thursday and Friday at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., the field of companies vying for the Air Force’s multi-billion dollar next generation rocket […]
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Air ForceF-22 Sees First Combat Action
The Air Force’s F-22 fighter jet this week saw its first combat action nearly nine years after initial operational capability was declared. The Defense Department said Tuesday the F-22 deployed […]
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Air ForceHAC-D Approves Air Force $100 Million EELV Reprogramming Request
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee (HAC-D) approved the Defense Department’s July 10 reprogramming request to add $100 million and an additional fiscal year 2015 launch to the Air Force’s Evolved […]
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Air ForceAir Force Schedules Tuesday Minuteman III Test Launch
The Air Force is scheduled to perform an operational test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM Tuesday morning between 6:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. EDT, according to a service […]
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SpaceSpaceX Successfully Launches CRS-4 Mission
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) successfully launched its fourth Cargo Resupply Services (CRS-4) mission for NASA early Sunday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the company said on Twitter. […]