Air Force
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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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Air ForceJoby Aviation Delivers First eVTOL Aircraft for U.S. Air Force’s 412th Test Wing
California-based Joby Aviation, Inc. [JOBY] said on Sept. 25 that it has delivered its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for the U.S. Air Force to Edwards AFB, […]
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Air ForceU.S. Space Force Plans to Buy Communications Data from Luxembourg’s MEO Constellation Next Year
Next year, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) plans to buy military satellite communications (SATCOM) data from Luxembourg’s Medium Earth Orbit Global Services (MGS) program, which has thus […]
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CongressGallagher, Khanna Call Out Corporate Refusal to Testify on Defense Innovation
Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) cyber, information technologies and innovation (CITI) panel, and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), the HASC CITI panel’s ranking […]
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Air ForceGAO: F-35 Fleet Remains ‘Far Below’ MC Rate Goals
A new study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) cites depot and organizational maintenance challenges as being partly responsible for a lagging mission capable (MC) rate for the Lockheed Martin […]
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Air ForceWhite House Nominates Melissa Dalton as New Air Force Undersecretary
President Biden on Sept. 21 nominated Melissa Dalton as the new undersecretary of the Air Force–the number two civilian in the Department of the Air Force (DAF) behind Secretary Frank […]
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Air ForceAir Force Aims For F-35 Nuclear Certification in January, But Jets Won’t Be Ready Then
The Air Force expects to certify the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to carry nuclear weapons in January, once sufficient numbers of pilots and ground crew are trained to carry out […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin in ‘Late Stage Negotiations’ With Company to Create Solid Rocket Motor Provider
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is pursuing the creation of a provider of solid rocket motors beyond the two main suppliers–Northrop Grumman [NOC] through its 2018 buy of Orbital ATK and L3Harris [LHX] […]
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CongressWicker: ‘I Would Not Leave Anything Off the Table’ for Aid to Ukraine
If Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) can ever get his House in order, some continuing aid for Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia may be forthcoming, as leading Republicans on the Senate side […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Awards ABL Space Systems Responsive Launch Contract
El Segundo, Calif.-based ABL Space Systems has received a $15 million contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Assured Access to Space (AATS) office for responsive launch, SSC […]