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Air ForceAir Force Pursues Western Range Command Destruct Modernization Effort
The Air Force recently sought information from industry for a program called Western Range Command Destruct Modernization (WRCDM), which would implement the Enhanced Flight Termination System (EFTS) by 2020, according […]
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Air ForceAir Force Issues Contract For GPS III Space Vehicles 7, 8
The Air Force said Monday it awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] nearly $246 million to procure Global Positioning System (GPS) III space vehicles seven and eight. The award is is a […]
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Air ForceAir Force Doesn’t Expect Eastern Range Issues To Affect West Coast DMSP-19 Launch
The Air Force doesn’t expect tracking radar issues on its East Coast space launch range to affect West Coast launches at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., despite the two ranges having similar […]
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Air ForceHard Target Void Sensing Fuze Transitioning Into Production Later This Year, Air Force Says
The Air Force’s Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze (HTVSF) program will transition into production later this year, according to service’s chief of air-delivered munitions. Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott Jansson, […]
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Air ForceWelsh Defends $550 Million New Bomber Price Tag, Says He Controls Requirements
The Air Force’s top officer defended the service’s $550 million unit cost estimate for its new next-generation bomber, saying it is based on the price to produce the airplane when […]
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Air Force Delays NROL-67 Launch Until April 10
The Air Force has delayed the launch of the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) NROL-67 satellite until no earlier than April 10 due to continuing issues with a mandatory range asset […]
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Air ForceAir Force Performs First F-35A Night Flight, Is Finalizing Light Air Support Training
The Air Force performed its first night flight of the F-35A Monday at Eglin AFB, Fla., service Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said Wednesday. The first night flight is […]
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Air Force Expects RD-180 Review Results Around End Of May
The Air Force expects the results from its review on the Russian-made RD-180 first stage rocket engine around the end of May, service Secretary Deborah James told the House Appropriations […]
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Air ForceNavy Awards Lockheed Martin $700 Million Contract For F-35 Long Lead Parts
The Navy Tuesday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a roughly $700 million contract for long-lead parts, components and materials in support of 57 low rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 9 F-35 […]
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UncategorizedLockheed Martin Signs Deal To Optimize Design Of Tidal Turbine
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said last week it commenced a contract with the United Kingdom’s Atlantis Resources Ltd. to optimize the design of its new 1.5-megawatt (MW) tidal turbine. Designed to […]