Air Force
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Air ForceFY ’23 Funding To Accelerate E-7 Program Won’t Change Schedule, Kendall Says
The schedule to field the first E-7A Wedgetail airborne warning command and control aircraft remains intact despite an additional $200 million that Congress appropriated in fiscal year 2023 to accelerate […]
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SpaceSpace Development Agency Targets Tranche 2 Transport Layer Launches for 2026
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency (SDA) is targeting launches of its Tranche 2 data communications Transport Layer (T2TL) low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites in 2026 as part of […]
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Air ForcePentagon Awards Lockheed Martin Nearly $7.8 Billion for F-35s in Lot 17
The Pentagon on Apr. 28 awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] an almost $7.8 billion contract for 126 F-35 fighters in Lot 17, including 43 F-35As for the U.S. Air Force, eight […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon Awards Contracts to Bolster Hypersonic/Strategic Systems’ Supply Chain
The Pentagon’s office of industrial base policy has awarded contracts to three companies to strengthen the hypersonic and strategic systems’ supply chain in the United States. On Apr. 28, DoD […]
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Air ForceAir Force Secretary Sees Challenge of Sentinel Reaching IOC On Time
The Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM may have trouble making its planned date for initial operational capability (IOC), U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said on Apr. 27. “There […]
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SpaceDoD May Shed Light on Possible CRAF for Space Arrangement This Summer
The Pentagon may provide insights this summer to Congress on the possible formation of a Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF)-like arrangement to allow commercial space companies to aid in the […]
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Air ForceRamping Up F-35 Production Above 156 Annually Would Require New Tooling, Air Force Acquisition Chief Says
While DoD and Lockheed Martin [LMT] hope to reach a production rate of 156 annually for the F-35 fighter, building more than 156 per year for the U.S. Air Force, […]
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Air ForceAs USAF Plans F-15E Divestment, Service Cuts EPAWSS Buy By 30 Percent
A U.S. Air Force plan to divest more than 100 Boeing [BA] F-15E Strike Eagles in the coming years would mean a cut of nearly one-third to the service’s buy […]
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Air ForceAFRL Looking for Novel Approaches to Electronic Warfare
The spectrum warfare research division of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RYW) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is looking for novel approaches to electronic warfare (EW) under the Radio Frequency Electronic […]
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SpaceGAO: U.S. Space Force Faces Hurdles Integrating Unified Data Library into Space Situational Awareness Operations
The U.S. Space Force faces challenges in integrating the Unified Data Library (UDL) into space situational awareness (SSA) operations, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. “The Secretary […]
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