Air Force
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CongressHASC Wants Air Force To Review GBSD Approach To Find Cost Reduction Opportunities
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the Air Force to review its approach to the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program, to include identifying potential steps for reducing costs […]
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PentagonSmith Mark: F-35 Program Must Meet Sustainment Cost Metrics Before DoD Awards PBL Contract
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.), a critic of the F-35 program, is recommending that the Lockheed Martin [LMT] fighter meet sustainment cost metrics for two consecutive […]
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SpaceSDA Trying to Resolve Anomalies on LINCS Demonstration Microsatellites
As the Space Development Agency (SDA) prepares to release a solicitation for Tranche 1 of the National Defense Space Architecture (NDSA) on Aug. 30, the agency is also working to […]
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SpaceKendall On Board with U.S. Space Force Development of Kinetic Capabilities
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall suggested on Aug. 24 that he is on board with the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) development of offensive counterspace capabilities to include kinetic means. “As […]
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SpaceNext-Gen OPIR Block 0 GEO Satellite Completes Critical Design Review
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite design for Block 0 of the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) program passed its Critical Design Review (CDR) on Aug. 20, […]
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SpaceAwaiting Nominee for Space Acquisition Head, Kendall Moves Space Acquisition from SAF/AQ
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said on Aug. 24 that he has a “short list” of potential nominees for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and President Biden to consider as potential […]
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SpaceSpace Warfighting Analysis Center Finishes Missile Warning Force Design, Raymond Says
The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC) has finished a force design effort for future missile warning, USSF Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond said […]
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Northrop Grumman Plans to Pick Payload Provider for Next-Gen OPIR Polar Satellites Next March
Northrop Grumman [NOC] is targeting next March to select a payload provider for the company’s effort to build two satellites for missile warning under Block O of the Next-Generation Overhead […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Air Force Continues Palletized Munition Development for JASSM-ER; New Munitions Possible
Last month, the U.S. Air Force conducted its first system-level flight tests to demonstrate the ability of Lockheed Martin [LMT] Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) to drop […]
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Air ForceCollins Aerospace Executive: DoD Acquisition of Commercial Subsystems Faces ‘Headwinds’
The Collins Aerospace [RTX] head-up display (HUD) for the U.S. Air Force C-130J by Lockheed Martin [LMT] is a derivative of the company’s commercial HUD for the Boeing [BA] 737 […]