Air Force
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Air Force
Lab Work for AARGM-ER Integration on F-35A Slated for Next May
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Northrop Grumman [NOC] is doing preliminary integration work for the company’s AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) on the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A fighter in preparation […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
U.S. Navy Focusing on ‘Enabling Technologies’ for NGAD
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md–The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy technology programs for Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) are collaborating, as the Navy NGAD program office focuses on the “enabling technologies” for […]
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Space
ATLAS on Track to Replace SPADOC Next Year, U.S. Space Force Says
The U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) ATLAS is on track to be operational by the spring of next year, as the service develops higher classification levels for the Unified Data Library […]
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Air Force
U.S. Air Force Marks Transition of Automated Translation Tool from DARPA to Program of Record
The Department of the Air Force Chief Architect Office’s Architecture Demonstration and Evaluation event 5 (ADE 5) this month marked the transition of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)-developed […]
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Air Force
AI/ML Vital to NORTHCOM/NORAD Modernization, Commander Says
The use of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) is critical to efforts to modernize U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), including the North Warning System (NWS), U.S. […]
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HASC Panel Wants DoD Report on F-35 Pilot Breathing System
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) tactical air and land forces panel wants the Pentagon to submit a report on the pilot breathing system for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Air Force Could Be Using Air Taxis in 2023
The Air Force’s Agility Prime program has been investing in the development of electric air taxis and could have one of these aircraft in use by 2023, Col. Nathan Diller, […]
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Space
Space-Based Radar Production and Fielding Possible in “Relatively Near Future”
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) has been discussing with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the intelligence community (IC) a space-based ground moving target indicator (GMTI) radar that Vice Chief […]
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Air Force
Modernization of North Warning System for Arctic Needed, Hinote Says
The U.S. Air Force is spending about $6 billion on systems for Arctic security and operations, and the service will likely step up its investment, including the modernization of the […]
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Air Force
Senate Confirms Kendall as 26th Air Force Secretary on Voice Vote
The U.S. Senate on July 26 confirmed Frank Kendall as Air Force secretary by voice vote. Kendall served as the Pentagon acquisition chief during the Obama administration and is a […]
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