Air Force
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Air ForceDepartment of Air Force to Review S&T Programs to Determine Which Should Continue
The Department of the Air Force is to review its science and technology (S&T) programs to determine which should continue, Air Force Frank Kendall said on May 9. Air Force […]
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Air Force$200 Million Congressional E-7A Add Last Year Will Not Accelerate First Fielding, But Funding Fiscal 2024 E-7A Wish List Would, U.S. Air Force Says
While the U.S. Air Force has said that a $200 million add last year for the Boeing [BA] E-7A Wedgetail will not accelerate first fielding of the aircraft, the service […]
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WeaponsAARGM-ER Tested Against Advanced Emitter Target on Land, Northrop Grumman Says
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on May 8 that the U.S. Navy conducted a recent test of the company’s AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER)–the “first firing overland against […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSlips in Schedule for Some Parts of LGM-35A Will Occur, AFGSC Commander Says
Slips in the planned schedule for some parts of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM will occur, but U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) is focused on ensuring […]
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Air ForceDepartment of Air Force Uniformed Leaders Lay Out Potential Costs of Shift from S-Band
The Department of the Air Force’s uniformed leaders laid out two system examples of increased costs associated with a possible shift in those systems from the 3.1-3.45 GHz S-band to […]
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Air ForceKendall: Legislative Proposal to Accelerate New Starts Would Not Reduce Congressional Authority Over Programs
A White Office of Management and Budget (OMB) legislative proposal to Congress last month to speed new start programs in DoD and allow up to $300 million in early design […]
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Air Force$1.5 Billion Requested Increase for USAF Munitions to Aid Ramp Up of JATM
The U.S. Air Force is moving toward procuring the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on […]
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Air ForceNext Generation Propulsion a Necessity for F-35, GE Says
EVENDALE, Ohio—General Electric [GE] believes that a new engine for Block 5 and beyond of the U.S. Air Force F-35A fighter will be a sine qua non for the service […]
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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 […]