Air Force
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Air ForceAI Maturity for Fighter Missions Looms As Big Challenge for CCA
The maturity of artificial intelligence (AI) for fighter missions is looming as a significant challenge for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. “The motto of the Air […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Awards BAE Systems Subcontract for ASQ-239 for Lot 20-22 of F-35
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has awarded BAE Systems a contract likely worth at least $1.2 billion for AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare systems for production Lot 20-22 of the F-35 fighter, as well […]
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Air ForceTalon Blue Debuts In Autonomous Flight From Mojave
The Northrop Grumman [NOC] YFQ-48A Talon Blue had its flight debut from Mojave, Calif., the company said on Monday. The test combined “fully autonomous flight, including taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers, […]
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InternationalU.S. State Department Green Lights More Than $2.2 Billion in Weapons to UAE, Egypt, and Kuwait
The U.S. State Department has approved more than $2.2 billion in arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt, and Kuwait. UAE requested more than $1 billion for guidance […]
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SpaceNROL-97 Mission Features First Agency Use of Falcon Heavy Rocket
Late Thursday, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and System Delta 80 under the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command launched the NROL-97 mission, which the agency said marked its first […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looks for Long-Range Communications Drones Deployable from AFSOC Fixed Wing Platforms
The U.S. Air Force is looking for companies able to provide already developed, small, attritable communications drones as part of a mesh network for use against adversaries with advanced electronic […]
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Air ForceBoeing Says It’s Working to Up Rate to Two F-15EX Per Month, As Company Announces Nearly $2.4 Billion Award for 22 in Lot 7
Boeing [BA] said on Tuesday that the U.S. Air Force has awarded the company nearly $2.4 billion for 22 F-15EX fighters in Lot 7. The Pentagon contracts announcements on Tuesday […]
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SpaceMiller Tapped to Head SPACECOM, Oversee Move To Huntsville
The White House on Tuesday nominated Space Force Lt. Gen. David Miller for his fourth star as the head of U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM). Miller would replace Gen. Stephen Whiting […]
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Air ForceUkraine Requests U.S. Provision of S-300 ‘Clones’ and TELs For APKWS
The U.S. would conduct industry competitions for the provision of nearly $2.7 billion in military equipment requested by Ukraine this month and funded by Norwegian “jump start” dollars and Foreign […]
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Air ForceNew BAE Systems IFF System Receives Certification for Use on F-16
The AN/APX-127(V)1 Combined Interrogator Transponder (CIT) by BAE Systems for Mode S/Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) has received Allied Identification and Monitoring System (AIMS) certification from the Pentagon […]