Air Force
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Air ForceF-35 Completes Joint Simulation Environment Testing
The Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter has completed the final 64 runs of Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) testing–known as “Runs for Score”–needed for a full-rate production decision, the F-35 Joint […]
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SpaceNRO Defining Commercial Radar Program
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has pilot contracts with Airbus‘ U.S. division, Capella Space, Finland-based ICEYE‘s U.S. division, and Umbra Lab, Inc. for commercial radar, and the agency suggested that […]
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Air ForceNNSA Delivering Rehabbed B61 Bombs to Air Force for F-35 Nuke Mission
Deliveries of the B61-12 nuclear bomb that eventually will be carried by the Air Force F-35A Joint Strike Fighter are underway, the National Nuclear Security Administration told sister publication Exchange […]
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Business/FinancialNDIA, PSC: Shutdown Would Particularly Harm Small Companies in Defense Industrial Base
A federal government shutdown would particularly harm small companies in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), according to a Sept. 28 letter to congressional leaders from National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) […]
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SpaceCommercial SAR Data Aided in Sinking of Russian Ships in Crimea, Ukraine Says
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense’s intelligence directorate said last week that imagery from a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite built by Finland-based ICEYE helped sink the Russian amphibious assault ship […]
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Air ForceUSAF and Lockheed Martin Conduct First Flight of Avionics Tech Refresh for U-2
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on Sept. 26 that its Skunk Works division in Palmdale, Calif., and the U.S. Air Force have conducted first flight of avionics upgrades for the U-2 […]
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Air ForceTerran Orbital SAR Panels Being Used for Classified Efforts, CEO Says
Terran Orbital [LLAP] has found DoD and/or intelligence community users for a set of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) panels that the company had been developing, company CEO Marc Bell said […]
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Air ForceBAE Systems Receives Lockheed Martin Contract for ALR-94 Sustainment for F-22
BAE Systems said on Sept. 26 that it has received a five-year contract from Lockheed Martin [LMT] to sustain the AN/ALR-94 digital electronic warfare (EW) system for Lockheed Martin’s F-22 […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Announces $705 Million Award for USAF Stand-in Attack Weapon
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Sept. 25 that the U.S. Air Force has awarded it a contract worth about $705 million to deliver the air-to-ground Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW). “During […]
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Air ForceAir Combat Command Ends Solicitation for More Than $5 Billion Enterprise Cyber Capabilities Program
The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command’s (ACC) Acquisition Management and Integration Center (AMIC) has ended a solicitation for the more than $5 billion Enterprise Cyber Capabilities (EC2) program. “While […]
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