Air Force
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PentagonF-35 ALIS to ODIN Transition Contract Expected Early Next Year
The F-35 Joint Program Office at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., plans to award Pratt & Whitney [RTX], the builder of the aircraft’s F135 engine, a contract early next […]
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Air ForceHunter Favors Look at ‘Other Avenues’ to Lowering Air Force F-35A Operating Costs
Andrew Hunter, the Biden administration’s nominee to be U.S. Air Force acquisition chief, said that he favors the examination of “other avenues” to reduce the operating costs for the Lockheed […]
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Air ForceAir Mobility Command Examining Need for Automated, Beyond Line of Sight Communications
The Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) is examining the need for automated, beyond line of sight (BLOS) communications for its fleet of aircraft to fit into the Pentagon’s planned […]
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Air ForceSignificant Procurement and Sustainment Questions Ahead for USAF Bomber Force
While the Air Force may lay out an acquisition strategy for the Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider stealth bomber in the service’s fiscal 2023 budget request, defense policy makers are […]
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Air ForceB-2 Program Seeks Mission Planning and Communications Upgrades
The B-2 program at Wright-Patterson AFB (WPAFB), Ohio is seeking secure, in-flight mission planning and communications upgrades for the 20 stealth bombers in the U.S. Air Force fleet. Last month, […]
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Air ForceUSAF Awards Boeing Contract with Potential Worth of Nearly $3.5 Billion for C-17 Support
The Air Force on Sept. 27 awarded Boeing [BA] a contract that could be worth nearly $3.5 billion over the next decade for C-17 sustainment under the long-term C-17 Globemaster […]
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Air ForceDARPA Flight Tests Raytheon, Northrop Grumman’s Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon For First Time
DARPA and the Air Force have completed a successful first flight test of Raytheon Technologies [RTX] and Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC), demonstrating capability to reach above […]
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PentagonF-35 Deliveries to Top Out at 156 Per Year in Fiscal 2023, Per Rebaselining Plan
The F-35 Joint Program Office and the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-led industry team have agreed on a rebaselined program that will deliver between 133 and 156 planes in the coming years. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySASC Wants Report on GMTI Efforts to Avoid Duplication with Space-Based Radar
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) wants the Pentagon to outline ground moving target indicator (GMTI) research and acquisition efforts underway to avoid duplication with the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Names Rolls Royce as Choice for B-52 Re-Engining
The U.S. Air Force on Sept. 24 awarded Rolls Royce a contract worth potentially $2.6 billion through fiscal 2038 for the re-engining of the Boeing [BA] B-52 bomber with the […]
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