Air Force
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Air ForceUSAF Looks to Finish RF EW Demonstrator Effort in FY 2024
U.S. Air Force leaders, including Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and the head of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mark Kelly, are emphasizing non-kinetic means to counter advanced integrated air defense […]
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Air ForceUSAF Surveying Industry for Cost to Equip Japan AWACS with ADS-B Update
The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center digital directorate’s international airborne battle management/command and control division at Hanscom AFB, Mass., wants industry feedback on installing Automatic Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B Out) […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyB-21 to Incorporate Advances in Low-Observable Maintenance
The Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider is to incorporate advances in low-observable (LO) maintenance to ensure the next generation bomber is ready to fly consistently when it reaches the field […]
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Air ForcePACAF Commander: CCA May Leverage MQ-28 Ghost Bat
The U.S. Air Force’s planned Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) may leverage the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) use of Boeing‘s [BA] MQ-28 Ghost Bat, Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, the […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman to Begin Building MESA Sensor for USAF E-7As
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on March 20 that it will begin producing the company’s Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) sensor for the U.S. Air Force E-7A Wedgetail by Boeing [BA]. […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Helps Air Force In Cruise Missile Defense, Live Demo This Year
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is supporting the Air Force in its cruise missile defense program with plans to test a national capital region capability later this summer, the head […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Requests $1.1 Billion Increase for Lower Orbit Missile Tracking
The U.S. Space Force is requesting a $1.1 billion increase over last year’s appropriated amount for lower orbit missile tracking systems–the so-called “resilient resilient missile warning/missile tracking” architecture. The service’s […]
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Air ForceUSAF Scientific Advisory Board Studying Future AMTI and GMTI
The U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) is conducting a study of future air moving target indication (AMTI) and ground moving target indication (GMTI) against high technology adversaries, such […]
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SpaceDoD Analyzing Impacts of Possible Commercial Encroachment in S-Band
The head of U.S. Space Force said this week that he expects DoD to finish a study this fall that may help provide insight on whether commercial spectrum use will […]
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U.S. Space Force Fiscal 2024 Request Removes Funding for One Next Gen OPIR GEO Satellite
The U.S. Space Force’s fiscal 2024 budget request zeroes research and development funding for one of the three planned geosynchronous orbit (GEO) Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) […]