Air Force
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Air ForceUSAF Eyes Sustainment Contract for BACN Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force may award an up to five-year contract for domestic and foreign sustainment of the service’s E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communication Node (BACN) aircraft. Bombardier Global business jets, […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Takes $397 Million B-21 Charge To Accelerate Production Rates, Prep For Program Increase
A manufacturing process change that will allow Northrop Grumman [NOC] to reduce risk, increase production rates, and set the foundation for expanded production numbers of the B-21 stealth bomber beyond […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Has Received Contracts for 19 TPY-4 Radars for USAF So Far
The U.S. Air Force said that it has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] $472 million so far for 19 TPY-4 radars under the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) program, managed by […]
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SpaceNRO Launches 10th Proliferated Architecture Mission
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and U.S. Space Force on Sunday launched the agency’s 10th proliferated architecture mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyElectra Raises $115 Million To Move Ultra Short Aircraft Closer To Production
Electra.aero on Monday said it has raised $115 million in Series B funding to enter the pre-production and certification phase of its EL9 ultra short aircraft it is developing for […]
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Air ForceUSAF May Fund Integration of JMPS with MH-139 Flight Management System
The U.S. Air Force may fund the integration of its Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) with the Honeywell [HON] Primus Epic Phase 7 Flight Management System carried on the Boeing [BA]/Leonardo […]
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Air ForceUSAF Considers FY 2027 EMD for Wedgetail Upgrades, Including MESA Replacement
The U.S. Air Force is considering starting engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) in fiscal 2027 for upgrades to the Boeing [BA] E-7A Wedgetail, including a replacement of the Northrop Grumman [NOC] Multi-Role Electronically […]
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SpaceMinotaur IV Used for NRO Mission from Vandenberg
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Launch Delta 30, and USSF Space Systems Command’s small launch and targets division launched defense and intelligence payloads aboard NROL-174 […]
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Air ForceUSAF Offensive sUAS Program Surveys Industry for Multi-Domain Comms for Drone Swarms
The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Offensive Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) program (AFLCMC/WISS) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio wants to hear from companies able to integrate low size, […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSentinel To Have New Silos, Air Force Leaders Tell Town Halls
The Northrop Grumman [NOC] LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM, which has a significantly larger design than its predecessor 1960s-era Minuteman missile series, is to have new silos, U.S. Air Force leaders told community […]