Air Force
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Air ForceAir Mobility Command to Study Requirement for Commercial Tankers
The Air Force is to study service tanking needs to inform a possible, upcoming solicitation for commercial tankers. “The objective of this work is to complete a report suitable for […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNorthrop Grumman to Expand Huntsville Presence to Support GBSD
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Oct. 12 that it is expanding its presence in Huntsville, Ala., to support the company’s development of the U.S. Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent […]
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Unmanned SystemsJCO Evaluating Counter Small UAS Demonstrations Last Month, As Five Companies Bow Out Due to COVID, Supply Chain Problems
The Pentagon’s Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) Office (JCO) is evaluating a three-week demonstration held last month of five C-sUAS systems at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. A JCO after […]
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Air ForcePlatform Aerospace Looks to Field Ultra Long Endurance Drones with Air Force and Navy
Platform Aerospace, a small Maryland company that lists itself as a service-disabled veteran-owned business founded in 1993, finished an eight day-long flight of the company’s Vanilla Unmanned aircraft at Edwards […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Delivers New Airborne High Energy Laser For Testing On An AC-130J
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has delivered the new Airborne High Energy Laser (AHEL) to the Air Force for flight testing on an AC-130J aircraft following a successful factory acceptance testing period, […]
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PentagonF-35 ALIS to ODIN Transition Contract Expected Early Next Year
The F-35 Joint Program Office at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., plans to award Pratt & Whitney [RTX], the builder of the aircraft’s F135 engine, a contract early next […]
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Air ForceHunter Favors Look at ‘Other Avenues’ to Lowering Air Force F-35A Operating Costs
Andrew Hunter, the Biden administration’s nominee to be U.S. Air Force acquisition chief, said that he favors the examination of “other avenues” to reduce the operating costs for the Lockheed […]
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Air ForceAir Mobility Command Examining Need for Automated, Beyond Line of Sight Communications
The Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) is examining the need for automated, beyond line of sight (BLOS) communications for its fleet of aircraft to fit into the Pentagon’s planned […]
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Air ForceSignificant Procurement and Sustainment Questions Ahead for USAF Bomber Force
While the Air Force may lay out an acquisition strategy for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider stealth bomber in the service’s fiscal 2023 budget request, defense policy makers are […]
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Air ForceB-2 Program Seeks Mission Planning and Communications Upgrades
The B-2 program at Wright-Patterson AFB (WPAFB), Ohio is seeking secure, in-flight mission planning and communications upgrades for the 20 stealth bombers in the U.S. Air Force fleet. Last month, […]