Air Force
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Intends to Link 12 F-35 Simulators at Each Training Site
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on Sept. 16 that it recently demonstrated the ability to link six F-35 Full Mission Simulators (FMS)–four at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, Calif., and […]
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Air ForcePOGO Analysis Points to Possible Unavailability of 63 Percent of A-10s by 2023
A new analysis by the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) points to the possible unavailability of 63 percent of the U.S. Air Force’s A-10 fleet for deployments in 2023 because […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin F-35 Sustainment Contract Stepping Stone to Potential PBL Contract Next Year
A potentially $6.6 billion three-year sustainment contract award on Sept. 13 to Lockheed Martin [LMT] for its F-35 fighter is a stepping stone to a possible performance-based logistics (PBL) contract […]
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InternationalLockheed Martin Nabs $2 Billion F-35 Logistics Contract
The Defense Department awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $2.014 billion contract definition award on Sept. 13 to provide logistics support for domestic and international customers of the F-35 Joint Strike […]
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Air ForceReduction in Physiological Events in F-15E and T-6A Uneven, As U.S. Air Force Implements Safety Recommendations
While the U.S. Air Force has taken steps to reduce the rate of physiological events for pilots on Boeing [BA] F-15 fighter aircraft and Beechcraft [TXT] T-6A Texan trainers, including […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Tweaking DA/RC Architecture
AIR FORCE PLANT 42 PALMDALE, Calif.—As the Pentagon tries to realize the Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) vision, Northrop Grumman [NOC] said it has been hard at work […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Says Proteus-Firebird Flight Demonstrates Possibility of Advanced Data Link for Highly Contested Environments
U.S. AIR FORCE PLANT 42 PALMDALE, Calif.—Northrop Grumman [NOC] said it has demonstrated a low-probability of intercept, anti-jam advanced data link for highly contested environments in information exchanged between a […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Unveils Model 401 Aircraft
U.S. AIR FORCE PLANT 42 PALMDALE, Calif.—Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Sept. 8 unveiled the Model 401 aircraft, built by the Burt Rutan-founded, Northrop Grumman-owned Scaled Composites for an unnamed “very […]
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Air ForceGE Begins Testing on Second XA100 Adaptive Engine Prototype, As HASC Pushes for Acceleration of AETP
General Electric [GE] said on Sept. 7 that the company has begun testing the second prototype of the XA100 adaptive cycle engine as part of the U.S. Air Force’s Adaptive […]
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Air ForceU-2, Other Platforms to Use Digital WIDOW Link to Air Operations Center
Airmen at Nellis AFB, Nev., are using the Web-based Information Dominant Warfare (WIDOW) software application, developed by the U.S. Air Force Kessel Run unit, to increase information exchange speed during […]