Air Force
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Air ForceUSAF Looks to Integrate ACES 5 Ejection Seat on F-15E
The Air Force is seeking contractors able to develop technical orders and update aircraft manuals, drawings and specifications required for the planned replacement of the Collins Aerospace [RTX] Advanced Concept […]
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Air ForcePratt & Whitney Looks to Enhanced F-35 Engine for Cooling Advanced Weapons and Saving Billions in Life Cycle Costs
Pratt & Whitney [RTX] has been investing internal funds in an Enhanced Engine Package (EEP) for the company’s F135 engine for all three variants of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin Potentially $10.9 Billion Contract for F-22 Modernization
The Air Force on Nov. 5 awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract potentially worth nearly $10.9 billion to modernize the fighter through October 2031 under the Advanced Raptor Enhancement & […]
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InternationalOn-Time Acquisition of KC-46A and E-2D Among Top JASDF Priorities
In the short term, two top acquisition priorities of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) are Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tankers and Northrop Grumman [NOC] E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft–planes also […]
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Air ForceData Link Solutions LLC Joint Venture to Repair JTIDS Components for E-3 AWACS
Iowa-based Data Link Solutions LLC (DLS)–a joint venture between Collins Aerospace [RTX] and BAE Systems–is to repair components of the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System’s (JTIDS) AN/URC-107 Radio Frequency Amplifier […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Seeks Commercial Sources for Repair of TH-1H Altimeter
The Air Force Materiel Command’s (AFMC) Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex at Robins AFB, Ga., is conducting market research to determine whether the command will be able to use commercial […]
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InternationalBoeing Delivers KC-46A to Japan, Has Delivered 48 to U.S. Air Force
Boeing [BA] said on Oct. 31 that it has accomplished its first foreign delivery of the KC-46A Pegasus tanker to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). “The Japan KC-46A is […]
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Air ForceGE Beats Raytheon’s Pratt & Whitney in F-15EX Engine Competition
The U.S. Air Force has awarded General Electric [GE] a contract that could be worth nearly $1.6 billion for the company’s F110 engines to power Lot 2 and possibly seven […]
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Air ForceIn Letter to Biden, 90 House Members Back Increasing F-35 Buy to a Minimum of 100 Per Year
90 House lawmakers have penned a letter to President Biden asking that the administration’s fiscal 2023 budget ramp up the buy of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter to at […]
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Air ForceMitchell Institute Advises USAF Ramp Up of F-35A Production
The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is recommending that the U.S. Air Force accelerate production of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A fighter to counter China and Russia. “There are no […]