Air Force
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Space16 Companies Chosen for Space Systems Command LEO Communications
Under a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite-Based Services program that may be worth $900 million, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command […]
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Air ForceUSAF to Buy Small Drones for Counter S-UAS Red Team Training
U.S. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) plans to award a contract next month to a small business to provide small unmanned aircraft systems for Air Force counter sUAS (C-sUAS) training. […]
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SpaceMaxar 300 Bus Completes Critical Design Review for Tranche 1 Tracking Layer
Maxar Technologies said on July 24 that it has gone through a Critical Design Review (CDR) of the company’s Maxar 300 series bus for the L3Harris‘ [LHX] offering for the […]
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Air ForceUSAF Awaiting Senate Appropriators Mark on E-7A Advance Procurement
As the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense panel prepares to mark up its version of the fiscal 2024 bill in the next two weeks, the U.S. Air Force is looking to […]
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SpaceDoD Looks to Lower Orbit Satellites to Boost Innovation
Reducing the vulnerability of U.S. satellites and ensuring military forces are able to operate without mission degradation is a continuous task and one that may gain insights from the U.S. […]
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Air ForceBacon Disappointed in Lack of EW Progress in Fiscal 2024 House Defense Authorization Bill
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), the co-chairman of the House Electronic Warfare Working Group and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said on July 18 that he is disappointed […]
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SpaceSPACECOM Does Not Provide Blanket Protection for Commercial Satellites, If Attacked
The 133 commercial space companies that provide systems for U.S. military use do not have automatic protection for those systems from U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM), the head of SPACECOM said […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Examining Greater Use of Live Exercises
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) is examining how to pursue more live exercises. While the other military services have had their own dedicated, live test […]
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CongressCentral DoD Data Repository Critical for Pentagon AI Applications, AI Company Founder Says
Pentagon data centralization is crucial to the future of military artificial intelligence (AI) applications, an AI entrepreneur told a congressional hearing on July 18th. “AI systems are only as good […]
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Air ForceUSAF Requests End of Funding for New Computer for A-10 and Other Development Efforts
The U.S. Air Force is ending development efforts for the A-10, as the service wants to decommission the service’s more than 200 close air support jets by 2028. Such development […]
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