Air Force
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Announces IVEWS Testing on Path to Fielding
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Apr. 11 that its AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) for U.S. Air Force F-16 fighters has completed Air Force Laboratory Intelligence Validated Emulator […]
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SpaceUpdate to Life Cycle Sustainment Plan Needed for Department of Air Force Satellite Control Network, GAO Says
The U.S. Space Force intends to bolster its satellite communications capacity through the use of electronically-steered phased array antennas for the DoD Satellite Control Network (SCN), and a new Government […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL To Issue Multiple Awards Under $400 Million Contract for Advanced Aerospace Systems Technology Research Program
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is making awards to multiple companies under a $400 million contract for the Advanced Aerospace Systems Technology Research program. “The primary objective of […]
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Air ForceRise in Spare Parts Cost Cited As Major Factor Behind USAF Requested Increase in FY 2024 for Flying Hours
Gross Issue Effectiveness (GIE) and Supply Response Time (SRT) for the on-time delivery of required spare parts are to be key features of a Performance-Based Logistics contract that the F-35 […]
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Air ForceUSAF Decision May Come This Summer on Gapfiller Tanker Between KC-46 and NGAS
The U.S. Air Force may decide this summer on a buy of up to 75 tankers to fill the gap between the planned fielding of the 179th Boeing [BA] KC-46A […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Space Force Plans to Field Hypersonic Tracking Sensors in 2020s
The U.S. Space Force intends to field “birth to death” tracking of hypersonic missiles for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) by 2030, Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David Thompson […]
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Air ForceF-35C Sees ‘Significant Improvement’ In Mission Capability
Vice Adm. Carl Chebi, the head of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), said on Apr. 4 that the F-35C has seen a “significant improvement” in mission capable and availability rates […]
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SpaceTournear: Demand Likely to Grow for Commercial Deorbiting Systems
A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule last year is likely to spur demand for commercial deorbiting systems that may help declutter parts of low Earth orbit (LEO), Space Development Agency […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBAE Systems Announces Receiving $491 Million for Block 4 EW Suite for F-35
BAE Systems said on Apr. 3 that it has received $491 million from Lockheed Martin [LMT] to build AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare systems for Block 4 F-35s in Lot 17. On […]
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Air ForceBoeing Announces KC-46A Advanced Communications Contract
Boeing [BA] said on March 31 that the U.S. Air Force has awarded the company a $184 million Block 1 upgrade contract to install advanced communications on the KC-46A Pegasus. […]