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CyberDoD CIO Takai Resigns, Last Day Friday
Defense Department Chief Information Office (CIO) Teri Takai has resigned and Friday will be her last day on the job, DoD spokesman Lt. Col. Damien Pickart said Monday. No successor […]
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Air ForceSpaceX Suing Air Force To Compete EELV Block Buy
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is suing the Air Force in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to compel the service to compete its massive sole sourced, non-competed award of […]
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Air ForceAir Force Developing ‘Master Plan’ That Adheres To Spending Limits, Welsh Says
The Air Force is developing a new 20-year “master plan” that will adhere to estimated future spending limits as part of a new three-part strategy document, the service’s top officer […]
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Air ForceGrowing UAV Industry Most Interests Air Force, Welsh Says
The technology of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) being on the brink of “explosive” growth is what most interests the Air Force, its top officer said Wednesday. Air Force Chief of […]
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Air ForceULA Changes RD-180 Delivery Schedule From Annually To When Ready
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is changing its schedule for receiving the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine from an annual shipment to twice-per-year, according to a company spokeswoman. ULA spokeswoman Jessica Rye […]
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Air ForceAir Force Looking At Future PNT Technologies
The Air Force is looking at future types of precision, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies in case its access to its Global Positioning System (GPS) signal is denied or the […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Expects Space Fence Award By Late May
Lockheed Martin [LMT], which along with Raytheon [RTN] is gunning for the Air Force’s multi-billion dollar Space Fence contract, expects a contract to be awarded by the end of May, […]
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Air ForceCOMSATCOM Policy Struggles Continue Between Providers, DoD
The Defense Department and commercial satellite communication (COMSATCOM) providers continue to disagree over how the service should handle future acquisition policy in an era of declining defense spending. A focal […]
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Air ForceDoD Reports Decrease In EELV Costs, Cites ‘Block Buy’
The Defense Department cited the 36 core “block buy” contract award to incumbent United Launch Alliance (ULA) for a 4.3 percent drop in program costs in the Air Force’s Evolved […]
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SpaceSpaceX’s Dragon Capsule Successfully Berths With ISS
Space Exploration Technology Corp.’s (SpaceX) Dragon space capsule successfully berthed with the International Space Station (ISS) Sunday at 10:06 a.m. EDT, the company said on its website. The berthing was […]