Air Force
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Air ForceCompetition Key to Reduce F-35 Sustainment Costs, Air Force Secretary Says
Introducing competition in the logistics chain for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 will be key to reducing sustainment costs for the 5th generation fighter, U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall […]
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SpaceNRO Launches First Mission of 2022, Reconnaissance Payload on Reusable Falcon 9 Rocket
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) on Feb. 2 launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., the NROL-87 reconnaissance mission–the first launch of the year for NRO and the first aboard […]
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Air ForceUpcoming National Defense Strategy May Portend New Kinds of Command and Control
The upcoming National Defense Strategy (NDS) may portend new kinds of command and control (C2) able to withstand cyber and space attacks, as the United States moves military forces forward […]
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Nuclear ModernizationUSAF and Navy May Pursue Separate Nuclear C2 Aircraft, As Navy Replaces Corroded Spar Chords on E-6B
The U.S. Air Force and Navy may pursue separate aircraft for nuclear command and control missions for connecting ballistic missile sites and submarines to the president. In the meantime, the […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Seeks Industry Help on Defeating Extensive Ground Moving Targets
The U.S. Air Force is seeking industry’s ideas for large-scale defeat of ground moving targets. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recently laid out a set of seven operational imperatives for […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Announces Proposed Sites for ‘Bridge Tanker,’ As Boeing Announces Delivery of 55th KC-46
On Jan. 31, Lockheed Martin [LMT] said that if it wins a U.S. Air Force competition for the KC-Y “bridge tanker,” the company plans to build the LMXT refueler, based […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Fields First Sets of New Logistics Information Hardware
Between last July and this month, the F-35 program and Lockheed Martin [LMT] fielded the first 14 sets of new, unclassified logistics information hardware, the Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) […]
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Air ForceAir Force Association Moving Ahead with Plans to Hold Warfare Symposium in Orlando
Despite the decision this week by the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) to cancel a conference in Huntsville, Alabama in late March because of COVID-19 risks cited by […]
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Air ForceBoeing Expects to Resolve KC-46 Flight Management, Drain Tube Issues This Year
This year, Boeing [BA] is redesigning a drain tube for its KC-46A Pegasus tanker for the U.S. Air Force and is working with General Electric [GE] to resolve a flight […]
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Air ForceIn a First, Bell Finishes Nacelle Improvements on a CV-22
Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] said on Jan. 26 that its plant in Amarillo, Texas has completed the first nacelle improvements on a U.S. Air Force CV-22 special operations helicopter by […]