Air Force
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InternationalBoeing Receives Integration Contract for Japan F-15MJ Fighters
The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio has awarded Boeing [BA] a $471 million contract under Japan’s Super Intereceptor program “for the design and development […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Receives $847 Million Long-Lead F-35 Contract
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received a more than $847 million contract for long-lead items for 105 F-35s in Lot 17 of the fighter buy. On Dec. 29, Naval Air Systems […]
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Air ForceU.S. Strikes Fall from 951 in 2020 to 439 This Year, Group Says
U.S. strikes in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, Somalia and Yemen have fallen 54 percent this year–from 951 last year to 439 through Nov. 30 this year, per a new report […]
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Air ForceUSAF Envisions Bringing Adversary Air Training In-House By 2030
The U.S. Air Force has been aiming to finish an Adversary Air Capabilities Development Plan by the end of the year–a roadmap to fulfill a service requirement of 90,000 training […]
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SpaceWhite House OSTP to Host Discussions Next Month on Orbital Debris
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is organizing a series of virtual listening sessions next month on potential solutions to the problem of orbital debris, as […]
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Air ForceUSAF Tests AgilePod Prototype for GPS-degraded environments
The U.S. Air Force conducted tests last month of an Air Force Research Laboratory position, navigation and timing (PNT) AgilePod prototype for use in GPS-denied or limited environments, Air Force […]
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SpaceBiden Nominates NRO Veteran/Booz Allen Official As Space Acquisition Executive
President Biden on Dec. 15 nominated Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] executive Frank Calvelli, who served as principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from 2012 to 2020, as […]
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Air ForceUSAF Tests Palletized Cruise Missile Drop from MC-130J
A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J dropped a “current inventory cruise missile armed with a live warhead” at the Eglin AFB Overwater Test Range, Fla., as part of […]
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Air ForceAAR Corp. Displaces Incumbent SABCA for European F-16 Maintenance
The U.S. Air Force on Dec. 9 awarded Illinois-based AAR Corp. a contract worth potentially $365 million over the next decade for the maintenance of 80 European-based F-16 fighters by […]
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Special OperationsArmed Overwatch Acquisition Funding On Hold Until SOCOM Submits Roadmap
As the competitors in U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program await a contract award by next June, the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act holds up the disbursement […]