Air Force
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL To Issue Solicitation Soon on New, “Rocket Cargo” Vanguard Program
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to issue a solicitation soon on a new Department of the Air Force Vanguard program–Rocket Cargo, a science and technology (S&T) effort to […]
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Nuclear ModernizationUSAF General Not Concerned About Delays to New ICBM Warhead Core, Despite SNAFU With Construction of Civilian Manufacturing Plant
The head of Air Force Global Strike Command is not concerned that the next-generation warhead for the next-generation nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile will be delayed because of a projected delay […]
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Air ForceNearly $1.4 billion for Extra Dozen F-15EXs Heads Up Air Force’s $3.4 Billion UPL
The U.S. Air Force’s fiscal 2022 unfunded priorities list (UPL) includes nearly $1.4 billion for an extra 12 Boeing [BA] F-15EXs to help the service mitigate a looming fighter force […]
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CongressPentagon Drones Have Flown Twice the Flying Hours of Manned Aircraft
Pentagon unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have flown twice the flying hours of manned, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) planes flying missions comparable to those of the drones, per a new […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Contract for Up to Six More BACN Planes
The U.S. Air Force awarded Wichita-based Learjet Inc. a contract worth potentially $464.8 million for delivering up to six Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft by May, […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Could Lose Two Squadrons of F-15C/Ds in Fiscal 2022
The U.S. Air Force would lose two squadrons of Boeing [BA] F-15C/D air superiority fighters if Congress enacts the service’s fiscal 2022 budget plan. The Air Force plans to reduce […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Requests $800 Million Increase in R&D, $456 Million More for Acquisition
The U.S. Space Force (USSF), which became an independent military service in December, 2019, is requesting $11.3 billion for research and development (R&D) in the service’s fiscal 2022 budget–an $800 […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Proposes Divestments of 201 Aircraft, Big Increases for GBSD, NGAD
The U.S. Air Force fiscal 2022 budget request proposes the retirement of 201 aircraft to help pay for $28.8 billion in requested research and development (R&D) funding–a $2.2 billion increase […]
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Air ForceAirmen Test Boeing KC-46 Tactical Data Link During Mobility Exercise
Airmen tested the performance of the Boeing [BA] Tactical Data Link (TDL) for the company’s KC-46A Pegasus tanker during Mobility Guardian 2021 (MG21) on May 15-27. Air Mobility Command (AMC) […]
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WeaponsU.S. Air Force’s Golden Horde Vanguard Program Finishes CSDB Flight Tests
The U.S. Air Force’s Golden Horde Vanguard program finished the last flight test of the Collaborative Small Diameter Bomb I (CSDB I) on May 25 at White Sands Missile Range, […]