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Vivienne Machi
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Air ForceB-1s Return to Service After Weeks-Long Safety Stand-Down
The Air Force’s first B-1B Lancer bombers started flying again this week following a stand-down in March related to safety issues, the service’s Global Strike Command said April 23. Individual […]
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CongressAir Force Vet, Democrat Running to Unseat Texas Senator John Cornyn in 2020
Air Force and Air National Guard combat veteran MJ Hegar on Tuesday announced her bid to take Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-Texas) seat back for the Democrats in 2020, just months […]
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CongressHASC Member Moulton Jumps into Crowded 2020 Democratic Race
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), a Marine Corps combat veteran and House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member, announced April 22 that he is running for president in 2020. Moulton, 40, served […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Boeing Contract to Build Additional Wideband Global Satcom Satellite
The Air Force has awarded Boeing [BA] a not-to-exceed $605 million firm-fixed price contract modification to build one additional Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite, according to an April 19 announcement. […]
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InternationalDoD Ends Search-And-Rescue Efforts For Japanese F-35, Pledges Continued Support
The Defense Department has ended its role in the search-and-rescue efforts following the disappearance of a Japanese F-35A Joint Strike Fighter last week, but continues to work with its Japanese […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Funding New Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Sites At Arnold AFB, Indiana Universities
The Air Force is funding the construction of new wind tunnels for hypersonic testing, with new sites in development at two Indiana universities and an additional tunnel being built at […]
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Nuclear ModernizationAF Global Strike Command Leader Expects Cost of New ICBM to Increase in Short Term
The leader of Air Force Global Strike Command expects the cost of the service’s new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) to increase in the short term, he said April 17. However, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNew Air Force S&T Strategy Recommends Forming CTO Position
The Air Force wants to stand up a new civilian chief technology officer position whose role would be to oversee science and technology S&T efforts across the service, and have […]
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Air Force Awards Boeing $14 Billion Bomber Weapons Sustainment Contract
The Air Force last week awarded Boeing [BA] a $14.3 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to modernize the B-1 and B-52 bomber weapons systems through 2029, according to an April 12 announcement. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Releases RFI Seeking New Airborne ISR, Geoint Capabilities
The Air Force on Monday released a request for information seeking new airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities that can fill in service technology shortfalls for the coming fiscal year. […]