Air Force
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Replacing Tail Pipes on B-2 Bomber
The U.S. Air Force is replacing tail pipes on the Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-2 Spirit stealth bomber as a follow-on effort to stopgap work begun a decade ago. Each of […]
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Special OperationsSOCOM Official Highlights HSVTOL Demand for Indo-Pacific and Command Shift to China/Russia Deterrence
A top U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) official on Oct. 26 highlighted the command’s need for High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing (HSVTOL) systems and SOCOM’s planned shift to a 60 […]
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Air ForceOverruns on KC-46A Climb to $6.9 Billion
Cost overruns on the U.S. Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus tanker have climbed to $6.9 billion from more than $5 billion last December. Under the terms of Air Force’s February 2011 […]
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SpacePentagon Advised to Make Hardening of Transport Layer for JADC2 a Priority
A new report from the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies recommends that the Pentagon require the hardening of the Space Development Agency’s envisioned Transport Layer satellites, which are to be […]
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InternationalCollins Aerospace to Upgrade Chilean C-130s with Eight-Bladed NP2000 Propeller
Collins Aerospace [RTX] said on Oct. 24 that it has upgraded the first Chilean Air Force C-130 transport to the company eight-bladed NP2000 propelle. “The completion of this install marks […]
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ArmyU.S. Army Tries Out Booz Allen Hamilton Modular Detachment Kit at Project Convergence
The U.S. Army has been trying out Booz Allen Hamilton‘s [BAH] Modular Detachment Kit (MDK) in the Project Convergence 2022 (PC 22) experiment in the western United States and the […]
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Air ForceUSAF/Northrop Grumman to Take the Wraps Off B-21 on Dec. 2
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and the U.S. Air Force plan to unveil the company’s B-21 Raider stealth bomber in Palmdale, Calif., on Dec. 2 at an invitation-only event, the company said […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Plans to Issue Solicitation for KC-46A Support Equipment Next Month
The U.S. Air Force plans to issue a solicitation for support equipment (SE) for the Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tanker next month. The future SE contract is to last five […]
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PentagonBiden Administration Seeks Changes to Supply Chain Provision in Senate Version of NDAA
The Biden administration is seeking changes to Section 803 in the Senate’s draft version of the body’s fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill. Section 803 of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s […]
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Special OperationsMoog, Inc. Announces Its Selection by L3Harris for Armed Overwatch
New York-based Moog Inc.[MOG-A, MOG-B] said on Oct. 18 that L3Harris Technologies [LHX] has chosen Moog’s space and defense segment to provide the Moog weapon Stores Management System (SMS) for […]