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Air ForceAir Force Moves SpaceX’s AsiaSat 6 Launch To Wednesday AM Following F9R Incident
The Air Force approved Space Exploration Technology Corp.’s (SpaceX) request to move its previously scheduled, early morning Tuesday AsiaSat 6 launch to Wednesday following a Aug. 22 launch anomaly on […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Northrop Grumman Contract For Air Force Weather Work
The Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract valued at up to $300 million for theAir Force Weather (AFW) program, according to a company […]
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Navy/USMCF-35B Hits Software, Flight Hour Milestones
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the F-35 program recorded a handful of software-related milestones in August, according to a company statement. The Marine F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant […]
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Air ForceAir Force Unsure How Long F-16D Inspections Will Take
The Air Force is unsure exactly how long detailed inspections of its F-16Ds will take after preliminary inspections revealed cracking that resulted in the grounding of more than half its […]
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DEFENSE WATCH
Boeing CCiCap. Boeing completes the phase two spacecraft safety review of its CST-100 spacecraft and the critical design review (CDR) of its integrated systems for its Commercial Crew Integrated Capability […]
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Air ForceAir Force Releases RFI For Next-Generation Rocket Engine
The Air Force is requesting information from industry about the possibility of a domestically-produced next-generation rocket engine for national security space launches, according to a notice posted on Federal Business […]
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Air ForceAir Force Intends To Award Raytheon SDB II Aircraft Integration Contract
The Air Force intends to award a sole-source contract to Raytheon [RTN] for Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) integration onto the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter jet, according to a […]
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Air ForceULA Receives Shipment Of Two RD-180s
United Launch Alliance (ULA) received a shipment Wednesday of two RD-180 first stage boosters from Russian manufacturer NPO Energomash, according to a company spokeswoman. ULA spokeswoman Jessica Rye said that […]
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Air Force F-16D Longeron Cracks First Identified July 31
Cracks in F-16D canopy sill longerons that caused the Air Force to ground more than half of its fleet were first discovered July 31, according to a service spokesman. The […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards NASA Contracts As Part Of Hosted Payload Solutions
The Air Force recently awarded $800,000 contracts to three companies to study the feasibility of accommodating a NASA earth science instrument as a hosted payload on spacecraft. Boeing [BA], Orbital […]