Air Force
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InternationalUK Plans to Incorporate Squadrons of “Swarming Drones” to Foil Adversary Air Defenses
The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force (RAF) plans to incorporate squadrons of “swarming drones” to help foil enemy air defenses. Last year, the RAF gave its No. 216 Squadron the […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Needs to Neck Down to Two Bomber Fleet “As Quickly As Possible”
Over the next decade, the U.S. Air Force wants to start necking down to a bomber force of two fleets–76 re-engined and upgraded Boeing [BA] B-52s and at least 100 […]
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Air ForceThree-Year Sustainment Contract for F-35 to Include Incentives to Improve Full Mission Capable Rates
The F-35 program has a “handshake agreement” with Lockheed Martin [LMT] on a three-year sustainment contract for the company’s F-35 Lightning II fighter–a contract that will come with incentives for […]
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Air ForceHouse Defense Appropriators Advise $900 Million Aircraft Procurement Boost for Air Force
The House Appropriations Committee defense panel’s (HAC-D) version of the fiscal 2022 defense funding bill recommends $16.6 billion for aircraft procurement for the U.S. Air Force–a more than $900 million […]
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CongressHouse Defense Panel Aims For Greater Oversight On GBSD Cost Control Measures
House appropriators are seeking to gain greater oversight into the Air Force’s cost control measures for the future Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) intercontinental ballistic missile, according to a bill […]
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Air ForceMore Than 80 Companies Competing in U.S. Air Force JADC2 Effort
The U.S. Air Force has instituted a broad competition on maturing Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2), as the service has brought in 81 companies to compete for JADC2 […]
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Air Force“Force Elements” Key to Future U.S. Air Force Posture
As Air Combat Command (ACC) prepares a campaign plan by October to counter the “near peer” threats of Russia and China, one key element of the plan will be “force […]
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Air Force
U.S. Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman Contract for Up to $3.9 Billion for ICBM Ground Subsystems
The U.S. Air Force on July 7 awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a contract that could be worth nearly $3.9 billion for ground subsystems support for the Boeing [BA] Minuteman III […]
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PentagonGAO: U.S. Air Force Needs to Reduce F-35 Costs Per Tail by $3.7 Million By 2036
The Pentagon must move out on affordability improvements for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning II fighter or risk breaking the budget for the plane, per a new Government Accountability […]
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PentagonAAR Corp. Settles False Claims Act Investigation by DOJ for $11 Million
The Wood Dale, Illinois-based AAR Corp [AIR] and its Melbourne, Fla.-subsidiary, AAR Airlift Group Inc., have agreed to pay the federal goverment more than $11 million after a False Claims […]