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SpaceNew Date Set for Final Advanced EHF Satellite Launch from Cape
The date for the latest and final advanced EHF (AEHF-6) satellite to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, has been pushed back nearly one week, launch provider United […]
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CongressHASC Minority Leader Concerned Over Reduced Basic Research Funds in FY ’21 Request
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Ranking Member Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) wants to make sure that the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2021 request for more research-and-development prototyping funds does not come […]
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SpaceCritical Design Review Complete for New ‘Fully Digital’ GPS Payload
The navigation payload for the Space Force’s forthcoming new GPS satellites has passed a critical developmental milestone, contractor L3Harris Technologies [LHX] announced Feb. 11. The company completed the critical design […]
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Air ForceAir Force Advanced Battle Management System FYDP Projection Jumps from Millions to Billions
Over the course of one year, the Air Force has planned to invest billions more in its Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) effort in the next five years, compared to […]
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SpaceLockheed Martin Delivers Third GPS III Satellite to Space Force Ahead of April Launch
Lockheed Martin [LMT] shipped the third GPS III space vehicle to Cape Canaveral Feb. 5, and the latest GPS satellite dubbed “Columbus” will be prepared for a scheduled launch in […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Cancels Lockheed Martin-Led Hypersonic Weapon Program
The Air Force has called it quits on one of its main hypersonic weapon research-and-development programs to better concentrate investment on a second prototype program in light of constrained budgets […]
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Air ForceAir Force FY ’21 Request Includes More F-35s, F-15X Fighters, Helicopters
The Air Force is planning to procure more fourth- and fifth-generation fighter jets, along with new combat rescue helicopters and nuclear site protection rotor platforms in its fiscal year 2021 […]
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BudgetNew Space Force Requests $15 Billion in FY ’21 in ‘Critical First Step’ to Combat Threats
The first U.S. Space Force budget request allocates two-thirds of its proposed funding to research-and-development efforts in recognition of Pentagon priorities to build resilient architectures and new capabilities to challenge […]
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BudgetAir Force FY ’21 Budget Request to Retire Over 100 Legacy Aircraft to Fund New Multi-Domain Tech
Air Force officials began hinting at plans to begin retiring legacy aircraft last fall, and service budget documents released Feb. 10 reveal plans to pull its oldest aircraft from across […]
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BudgetLess Procurement, More R&D Dollars in $705 Billion Defense-Wide Budget Request
The Defense Department is requesting $705.4 billion in fiscal year 2021, a 1 percent decrease over last year’s enacted budget of $712.6 billion, according to department budget documents released Feb. […]
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