Air Force
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Pentagon4-Year Delay Projected for Accurate DoD Tracking of F-35 Parts in Accountable Property System of Record
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2022 financial audit projects a four-year delay in the full and accurate accounting of F-35 parts in an Accountable Property System of Record (APSR). “The correction target […]
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SpaceSDA Seeks Industry Aid on Advanced Tactical Datalink and Waveforms for Tranche 2 Transport Layer Satellites
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) wants industry help to develop the agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 2 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T2DES) satellites for first launch in September […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBoeing Tests Anti-Jamming Prototype for Protected SATCOM, As PTS-P Competition with Northrop Grumman Continues
Boeing [BA] said on Nov. 15 that its engineers recently tested a Protected Tactical Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Prototype (PTS-P) for the U.S. Space Force to prevent the jamming of DoD […]
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Air ForceFighter Capacity, Rapid Wedgetail Fielding and Virtual Test and Training Among Top ACC Priorities
Increasing fighter capacity through such programs as Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), the rapid fielding of the Boeing [BA] E-7 Wedgetail AWACS replacement, and incorporating regular virtual test and training against […]
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Unmanned SystemsMQ-9A Reaper Included in ARIES Contract for AFRICOM Reconnaissance Support
The General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper is included in a possibly $2.3 billion, seven-year contract awarded last month to an SMX team for U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Atomics said on Nov. […]
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SpaceSDA Eyeing Risk of Possible Launch Delay of L3Harris Tracking Layer Satellites
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency believes it will meet a scheduled launch next March for four Tranche 0 Tracking Layer satellites by L3Harris [LHX], but the agency is […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Addressing Parts Shortage for AAN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) and companies, including F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT], are addressing a parts shortage for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS). […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySOCEUR Conducts JASSM Palletized Munition Test Over Arctic Circle
As Ukraine continues its NATO-backed defense against Russian forces, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) on Nov. 9 conducted the first theater test over the Arctic Circle in Norway of […]
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Air ForceNo Updated Statistics Available on F-35 Cannibalization Rates
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has said that the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 is to have no more than five cannibalizations per 1,000 hours and a maximum of 10 per […]
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InternationalU.S. State Department Approves Potential $380 Million Sale of AMRAAMs to Belgium
The U.S State Department has approved a potential $380 million sale of up to 120 Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and related equipment to Belgium. […]