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Vivienne Machi
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SpaceSatellite Vendors Adapt to the DoD’s New Spiral Acquisition Model
Two decades ago, few in the U.S. defense community considered using commercial satellite services for national security missions. Nor did they envision a future where thousands of small systems in […]
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Air ForceSpace Force, Industry Partners Prepare for ‘Milestone’ Third GPS III Launch
The Space Force’s next national security launch will send the service’s newest GPS satellite up into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, while provider Space X will attempt to recover […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFMC’s ‘Digital Campaign’ Among Commander’s Top Priorities for 2020
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) has embarked on an ambitious effort to employ digital modeling and engineering techniques across the service’s myriad programs, in the hopes that these technologies will […]
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Air ForceHouse, Senate NDAA Marks Largely Concur to Prevent Most Proposed Air Force Aircraft Retirements
House and Senate Armed Services lawmakers appear mostly aligned in their marks of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill when it comes to the Air Force’s request to retire […]
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BudgetSASC Wants SDA Transferred to the Space Force by 2023, Adds R&D Funds for Future Launches
The Space Development Agency (SDA), established in 2019, must be transferred from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to the U.S. Space Force by the start of fiscal year […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyF-35 Deliveries Temporarily Paused to Inspect Damage to Lightning Protection System
The contractor of the U.S. military’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter paused deliveries in early June for three weeks to investigate damage on the system that protects the aircraft’s engine from […]
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SpaceRelativity Space Plans West Coast Launch Site, Signs Contract to Send Iridium NEXT Satellites Into Space
Relativity Space, a Los Angeles-based space startup using 3D-printing and artificial intelligence techniques to build launchers, has signed a right of entry agreement (RoE) with the Air Force’s 30th Space […]
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Air ForceHASC Subcommittee Seeks More Answers on F-35 Program in FY ’21 NDAA Mark
The House Armed Services Committee is demanding more answers and increased certification from the Pentagon on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in its version of the fiscal year 2021 defense […]
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Air ForceAir Force Begins SATCOM Upgrades for Presidential Aircraft Fleet
The Air Force and L3Harris Technologies [LHX] have begun to install satellite communication upgrades for the service’s presidential and executive aircraft, and expect to complete fielding in August, about 16 […]
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Air ForceHASC FY ’21 Tacair Mark Scrutinizes Air Force Proposed ISR Aircraft Retirements, Demands Answers on ABMS
The House Armed Services Committee’s tactical air and land subcommittee wants answers on the Air Force’s plans to retire a number of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms in the […]