Air Force
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Air ForceCENTCOM Chief Says ‘Bigger, Better, Different’ ISR Capability Than MQ-9 Required For Future Operations
The head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) told lawmakers Tuesday future operations in the Middle East will require a “bigger, better, different” capability for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) than […]
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InternationalRaytheon Spotlights Passive Radar Detection System
Raytheon Technologies [RTX] said this week that its Germany-based Raytheon Deutschland GmbH subsidiary has developed a passive, digital electronic intelligence (ELINT) system–the Advanced Radar Detection System (ARDS)–that will allow aircraft […]
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Nuclear ModernizationU.S. Strategic Command “Down to Two of a Particular Type of Switch” for Minuteman III Launch Control Centers
U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) and U.S. Air Force leaders have often cited parts obsolescence for the 400 Boeing [BA] Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles as one of the reasons to […]
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Air ForceHASC Panels to Receive Testimony on F-35 Program Updates
Two panels of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) plan to hear from F-35 program officials on Apr. 22 after DoD missed a planned full-rate production decision last month for […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looks to Remedy Cybersecurity Shortfalls in Flight Training System for Fighters
The U.S. Air Force is looking to correct cybersecurity shortfalls in a wing-mounted flight training system used by its older F-16 and F-15 fighters–a remedy that will likely be important […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Says F-15C AMRAAM Operational Test Hit Sets Range Record
Last month, the U.S. 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) and the 83d Fighter Weapons Squadron at Eglin AFB, Fla. set an air-to-air missile range record when a Boeing [BA] […]
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SpaceTournear Cites Cyber, Supply Chain Threats to SDA Transport Layer
Space Development Agency (SDA) Director Derek Tournear said on Apr. 14 that he views cyber and supply chain threats to the National Defense Space Architecture’s (NDSA) Transport Layer as more […]
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SpaceEffective User Interfaces for ABMS a “Momentous Challenge,” U.S. Space Force Says
While some industry observers contend that U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) at Los Angeles AFB, Calif. has moved away from common design criteria for user interfaces […]
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Air ForcePallet Lavatories for KC-46 Encounter “Spillage”
While the U.S. Air Force and Boeing [BA] have embarked on a path to fix the four remaining Category 1 deficiencies of the KC-46 tanker, the latter now may have […]
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Air ForceKC-46, F-15 EPAWSS Had Top ACAT 1 Forecast Delays in FY ’19 and ’20, According to USAF Biennial Report
The Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tanker and the BAE Systems‘ Eagle Passive Active Warning and Survivability System (EPAWSS) had projected initial operational capability (IOC) delays of more than 12 months […]