Air Force
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Air Force
U.S. Transportation Command Re-Examining Tanker Requirements
U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) is re-examining tanker requirements and collaborating with the combatant commands to alleviate risk associated with the retirements of Boeing [BA] KC-135 and KC-10 tankers and the […]
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International
Boeing, Airbus/Northrop Grumman Consortia and General Atomics Receive NATO Study Awards for AWACS Replacement
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) on March 31 said that it has awarded $17.2 million contracts each under the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) initiative to consortia […]
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Air Force
Department of the Air Force Plans to Finish Future GMTI Force Design This Year
The Department of the Air Force is to complete a force design for future ground moving target indication (GMTI) using a possible mix of space and air assets this year […]
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Air Force
Amid Suggestions to Arm Ukraine with MQ-9, USAF Prepares to Transfer 100
Of some 300 General Atomics MQ-9 Reapers in the U.S. Air Force inventory, 100 are to go “to another government organization,” per the service’s fiscal 2023 budget request, Air Force […]
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Air Force
With Joint STARS Retirement in FY ’24, USAF Plans to Use Other ISR Platforms for GMTI Coverage
The U.S. Air Force plans to retire its 12 remaining Northrop Grumman [NOC] E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System,(Joint STARS) ground moving target indication (GMTI) planes–eight in fiscal 2023 […]
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Air Force
USAF Doubles F-15EX Request in Fiscal 2023, Reduces F-35 Buy
To accelerate the replacement of F-15C/Ds nearing the end of their service lives, the U.S. Air Force fiscal 2023 budget requests nearly $2.7 billion for 24 Boeing [BA] F-15EXs–double the […]
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Air Force
F.E. Warren Considers Further Drone Buy
Air Force Global Strike Command is considering a further buy of drones for F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., the headquarters of the 90th Missile Wing, per a March 24 sources sought […]
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Space
U.S. Space Force ISR Director Points to Small Satellites as Possible Monitors of Adversary Counterspace Actions
While the U.S. Space Force (USSF) has a number of modernization priorities, including the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared missile warning system and the Space Based Radar for […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
5G from Space Offers Potential Benefits for U.S. Forces, But Spectrum Access and Cybersecurity Represent Challenges
On March 5, the New York Times quoted Lt. Yevgeny Yarantsev, a Ukrainian officer leading his troops in Kyiv against Russian forces. Yarantsev told the Times that his soldiers “were […]
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Air Force
Air Combat Command Shifting to Data-Centric Approach Using Commercial Satellite Data
The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC) at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., is moving to fuse commercial and military satellite data for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2), […]