Air Force
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Air ForceStarfish Nabs $55 Million Space Force Award For Orbital Mobility
The Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) last week awarded Starfish Space a $54.5 million contract to prepare the company’s Otter space vehicle for the movement of national security space […]
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SpaceFMS Will Increase, Help U.S. Space R&D Efforts, COMSO Head Says
The sugar high of about $40 billion appropriated for the Space Force in fiscal 2026–including a big chunk for the Trump administration-envisioned Golden Dome missile defense network, may not last […]
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Air ForceSupport Groundwork At Nellis AFB Eyed For F-47
As the future Air Force F-47 fighter by Boeing [BA] moves through engineering and manufacturing development with an eye to first flight in 2028, the Army Corps of Engineers wants […]
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Air ForceCurrent F-35 Configuration Complicates Fielding Of APG-85 Radar
Radar mountings in the nose of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter are different for the current AN/APG-81 by Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the future AN/APG-85 radar, also by Northrop […]
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Air ForceUSAF Heralds “Rusty Dagger” Test As “Critical Milestone” In Low-Cost Cruise Missile Effort
Last month, the U.S. Air Force conducted an Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) test of the “Rusty Dagger” cruise missile by Zone 5 Technologies. The test on the Eglin Test […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Examining Future Spaceport Development Program
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) at Kirtland AFB, N.M., is gathering industry input on a possible Spaceport Development Program (SDP). An SDP indefinite-delivery, […]
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InternationalBoeing Awarded Up To $2.8 Billion For F-15K Upgrades
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing [BA] a $2.8 billion contract to upgrade South Korea’s fleet of F-15K Slam Eagle fighters, the Defense Department said on Friday. The contract […]
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Business/FinancialConstruction Of Anduril’s Arsenal-1 Facilities Underway; Production Of Fury Ahead
Anduril Industries last Thursday said construction of the first building at its future Arsenal-1 manufacturing facility is “well underway” and that production of its YFQ-44A Fury collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) […]
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Air ForceMobile And Mid-Range Targets An Issue For USAF, Targeting Planner Says
Defense analysts have said that insufficient attention to fielded forces’ input in the determination of military service requirements has been a chronic problem for the Defense Department, one example of […]
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Air ForceUSAF “Focus Right Now Is Readiness,” Acting Vice Chief Says
U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink and Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach are emphasizing the provision of needed parts for aircraft under a “fly, fix, and fight” strategy, Lt. […]