Air Force
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Air ForceUSAF 621st Contingency Response Wing Lays Out Need for C-UAS
Air Mobility Command’s (AMC) 621st Contingency Response Wing (CRW) out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. and Travis AFB, Calif., wants small handheld units to counter unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS). “In […]
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Missile DefenseL3Harris Talks Alignment with Outline for Golden Dome
U.S. Space Force systems may account for two-thirds of DoD spending on an extensive Golden Dome missile defense architecture, according to an American Enterprise Institute report this month, as DoD […]
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CongressDoD to Examine Cyber Security Service Provider Consolidation
The Pentagon is to examine whether it can save funds and improve cybersecurity through consolidation of the 23 DoD cybersecurity service providers (CSSPs), which employ more than 3,200 personnel. “Since […]
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SpaceAnduril and Impulse Space Plan to Run RPO in Geosynchronous Orbit Next Year
Next year, Anduril Industries and the Impulse Space startup plan to run a geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) rendezvous and proximity operations mission using Anduril’s mission data processor (MDP) and long-wave […]
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Air Force‘Longest Known’ AMRAAM Shot Last Year, Production Increase of Nearly 50 Percent, Raytheon Says
RTX‘s [RTX] Raytheon said on Tuesday that an F-22 Raptor by Lockheed Martin conducted the “longest known” advanced medium range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM) shot by a 5th generation fighter in […]
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InternationalPeruvian Air Force to Get 14 Block 70 F-16s, Related Equipment for $3.42 Billion
The Peruvian Air Force is to receive 10 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16C Block 70 fighters, two F-16D Block 70s, and related equipment under a $3.42 billion foreign military sale approved […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Space Systems Command Preparing for MGEO Solicitation
The U.S. Space Force is conducting market research on the future Maneuverable Geosynchronous Orbit (MGEO) Commercial Satellite-Based Services program. “The objective of this effort is to create a contract vehicle […]
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Air ForceHouse Wants Annual USAF Minuteman III Sustainment Plan Until Sentinel Reaches Full Deployment
The House’s fiscal 2026 national defense authorization bill, which the body passed last week, would require the U.S. Air Force to submit to lawmakers a plan to sustain aging components […]
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Air ForceAFGSC: Stock of Minuteman III Silos Sufficient, As USAF Prepares for Sentinel Transition
The U.S. Air Force inventory of silos able to launch 1970s-era Boeing [BA] LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBMs is in no immediate danger of dropping below the 400 ICBM threshold established […]
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Air ForceSecond B-21 Raider Bomber Arrives at Edwards, As USAF Plans Increase in Flight Tests
The second U.S. Air Force B-21 Raider stealth bomber by Northrop Grumman [NOC] has arrived at Edwards AFB, Calif., for flight testing, the service said on Thursday. “With the arrival […]