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Air ForceAir Force Launches GSSAP Satellites After Days Of Delays
The Air Force and launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) Monday successfully lifted a pair of Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites after days of delays due to weather […]
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Air ForceAir Force Studying How To Define Sixth Generation Aircraft, General Says
The Air Force is performing studies to figure out what defines a sixth-generation aircraft that will follow the big-ticket, fifth-generation F-35, according to a senior official. Air Combat Command (ACC) […]
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Tuesday July 29
// PDF View- GPS IIF-7 Launch To Be Last With C-Band Flight Tracking Radar
- Raytheon’s Kennedy Elected Chairman
- Shelton Says It’s Time To Move Beyond RD-180
- Northrop Grumman To Provide Mission Logistics For Combat Brigades At NTC
- Raytheon, Poland’s TELDAT, Sign Air Defense Letter of Intent
- Lockheed Martin’s GMLRS Alternative Warhead Aims At IOT&E With Successful Tests
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Air ForceGPS IIF-7 Launch To Be Last With C-Band Flight Tracking Radar
Friday’s expected launch of the Air Force’s seventh Global Positioning System IIF series (GPS IIF-7) satellite will be its last using C-band tracking radar to track the Atlas V launch […]
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Air ForceShelton Says It’s Time To Move Beyond RD-180
The outgoing head of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) said last week he’d move ahead with a new rocket engine program if he was provided the funding. Air Force Gen. […]
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Air ForceAir Force, ULA Set For GSSAP Launch; 30 Percent Chance Of Favorable Weather
The Air Force and launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) are set for Wednesday’s launch of two Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites. The launch will take place on […]
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Air ForceShelton Anticipates Greater COMSATCOM Capacity Over Asia In 5-To-10 Years
The Air Force anticipates greater commercial satellite communications (COMSATCOM) capacity in the Asia-Pacific region over the next five-to-10 years for the service to leverage, according to the head of its […]
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InternationalAir Force Awards Lockheed Martin Potential $565 Million Modification For India C-130J-30s
The Air Force Friday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] potentially $565 million for six C-130J-30s for India, according to a Defense Department statement. The Foreign Military Sales (FMS) deal includes field […]
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Air ForceSenate Appropriators Criticize Air Force Handling Of DMSP, Provides For Extra EELV Launch
Senate appropriators criticized the Air Force’s handling of its Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), directing it to reassess its plan for the final space vehicle while recommending that $57 million […]
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SpaceOrbital’s Cygnus Spacecraft Successfully Berths With ISS
Orbital Sciences’ [ORB] Cygnus spacecraft successfully completed its rendezvous and approach maneuvers with the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday, according to a company statement. After Cygnus was launched July 13 […]