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Vivienne Machi
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Air ForceAir Force Continues to Evaluate U.S. Space Command HQ Location
The Air Force has yet to reach a decision on where to locate the new U.S. Space Command headquarters, three months since the combatant command’s revival in August, a senior […]
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Air ForceAFRL to Hold Counter-Small UAS Industry Day in New York
The Air Force Research Laboratory has scheduled an industry day this month to examine potential solutions for counter-small unmanned aerial systems ahead of issuing requests for information and requests for […]
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Air ForceLockheed Awarded $988 Million Contract to Continue Hypersonic Vehicle Development
The Air Force on Monday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $988.8 million contract modification to continue work on the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), one of the service’s top hypersonic […]
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BudgetPentagon Contract Financing Study Delayed as 2020 Budget Talks Stymied
A Defense Department study to determine an improved rule for contract financing is on hold until the fiscal year 2020 defense budget negotiations have been completed, a senior acquisition official […]
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Air ForceLeonardo to Provide New Training Pods for U.S., Allied Air Forces
Leonardo DRS has won several new contracts from Cubic Global Defense [CUB] to provide advanced air combat training system pods to global air forces, the company said Dec. 2. The […]
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Air ForceOngoing CR Into 2020 Could Affect Air Force’s Vanguard Programs
The Air Force plans to significantly ramp up research-and-development funding for three emerging technology programs in fiscal year 2020, and while the current continuing resolution has not impacted these programs […]
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Air ForceAir Tractor Files New GAO Protest Against Air Force’s Light Attack Experiment
One of the original participants in the Air Force’s 2017 light attack experiment has filed a second protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), criticizing the service’s decision to procure […]
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BudgetSenate Passes December Continuing Resolution Bill
The Senate has passed a House amendment to extend the current continuing resolution to Dec. 20, voting the day the current CR was scheduled to expire. The bill was passed […]
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Air ForceAir Force Identifies First Three ‘Vanguard’ S&T Programs
The Air Force has selected three programs relating to artificial intelligence, autonomous technologies and precision, navigation and timing (PNT) development for its first “vanguard” programs, meant to quickly demonstrate the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards $386 Million Modification to Raytheon for FMS Laser-Guided Bomb Contract
The Air Force has awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $386 million modification to an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for its Paveway family of laser-guided bombs. The contract action provides a total package approach […]