Air Force
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Wants More Sensors to Track Orbital Debris
Russia’s test this month of a direct ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) weapon–a collision that generated more than 1,500 pieces of trackable debris, has the U.S. Space Force (USSF) wanting more tools, […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Examining Industry Capacity to Build ‘Next Generation Aerial Targets’
The U.S. Air Force is asking for defense companies’ input on whether they are able to build “next generation aerial targets” to mimic fifth generation potential adversary fighters, such as […]
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Air ForceHouse Eyes Competition for F-35 Sustainment
The House-passed version of the fiscal 2022 defense authorization bill is eyeing possible competition to help reduce sustainment costs for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter. The House passed its […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAerospace Companies Suggest Possible 5G Interference with Military Radar Altimeters
U.S. aerospace firms are suggesting that an upcoming 5G rollout by AT&T [T] and Verizon [VZ] could lead to harmful interference with military radar altimeters. Earlier this month, the wireless […]
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SpaceNext-Gen OPIR GEO Program Completes System-Level Critical Design Review
The U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] completed a system-level Critical Design Review (CDR) of the company’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) Block […]
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Air ForceDynamic Inflight Rerouting of Global Hawk to Field in 2023, Northrop Grumman Says
The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a Dynamic Mission Operations (DYNAMO) software update contract to allow “dynamic inflight rerouting” of the company’s RQ-4B Global Hawk, Northrop Grumman said […]
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Nuclear ModernizationBiden Administration Opposes Authorizers’ Provision to Limit Reduction Below 400 ICBMs, As NPR Continues
As the Biden administration conducts its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR), the administration is opposing a draft defense authorization bill provision that would prohibit a reduction below 400 Boeing [BA] Minuteman […]
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Air ForceFreedom Radio Proof of Concept Demonstration Coming Soon, Northrop Grumman Says
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] an expanded scope of work for a satellite communications (SATCOM)-enabled Freedom Radio that is to allow communications across land, […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looks to Re-Imagining Air Superiority, Conduct of Warfare
As the Biden administration and the Pentagon discuss the formulation of a new National Defense Strategy and a revision of the Joint Warfighting Concept, the U.S. Air Force is preparing […]
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PentagonSustainment/Availability Has Been Achilles Heel for F-35 Fighter
Providing affordable sustainment was a key goal for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program before Lockheed Martin [LMT] beat out Boeing [BA] to win the JSF contract on Oct. 26, […]