Air Force
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
U.S. Air Force Makes New AFWERX Investment in Boom Supersonic Airliner Research
Boom Supersonic, the Denver, Colorado-based aerospace company developing a supersonic airliner capable of flying at Mach 1.7, announced a new contract award from the U.S. Air Force on Tuesday valued […]
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Space
SDA Building Satellite Operations Centers in Grand Forks, N.D., and Redstone Arsenal
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is building satellite operations centers at Grand Forks AFB, N.D., and Redstone Arsenal, Ala., as the agency prepares to issue a solicitation, possibly next week, […]
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Space
U.S. Space Force Facing Increased Risk of Launch Problems, DoD IG Says
The U.S. Space Force is facing an increased risk of launch problems at its eastern range at Patrick Space Force Base, Fla., and the western range at Vandenberg Space Force […]
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Navy/USMC
Bell-Boeing Nabs $1.6 Billion Osprey Logistics Contract
The Navy awarded the Bell [TXT]-Boeing [BA] Joint Program Office a $1.6 billion logistics requirements contract on Jan. 6 that covers the repair, replacement, required availability, configuration management, and inventory […]
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Air Force
New Competition Possible for Maintenance of USAF Training and Other Fixed Wing Aircraft
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has sustained a protest by Maryland-based Vertex Aerospace, LLC of a nearly $302 million U.S. Air Force contract award to Texas-based DynCorp International LLC last […]
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Space
U.S. Space Force Asks Industry for Innovative Space Debris Mitigation and Removal Ideas
Through the Orbital Prime effort, the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) innovation arm–SpaceWERX–wants industry to submit innovative ideas by Feb. 17 for space debris mitigation and removal for objects as large […]
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Congress
False Claims Act Update Aims to Tighten Loopholes, Increase Accountability for Defense Contractors
The False Claims Amendments Act of 2021, S. 2428, now before the Senate, aims to eliminate loopholes that, in some cases, may allow defense companies and other firms to avoid […]
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Air Force
USAF Looking for Hypersonic Test and Evaluation Support
The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) at Arnold AFB, Tenn., plans to issue a solicitation by the middle of this month for a small business to support AFTC’s hypersonic test […]
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Air Force
AFRL Seeks Significant Reduction in Air Tasking Order Planning Time
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in Rome, N.Y., wants to revolutionize air operations planning through the use of artificial intelligence and interactive gaming, a joining that AFRL believes could […]
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Air Force
USAF Has No Plans to Upgrade MQ-9 Reaper with Hughes HM400 Modem
While Hughes is equipping United Kingdom MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones with the company’s HM400 software-defined modem, the U.S. Air Force said it has no plans to undertake the upgrade for the […]