Air 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, […]
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SpaceSpace Information Warfare Looms, As U.S. Military Seeks to Use Starlink, Other Commercial Providers
Information warfare using satellite data looms as a new frontier of “gray zone” conflict between the United States and China. Last October, China said that it had begun an effort […]
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SpaceKendall “Personally…Not Convinced” of Need for U.S. Space Force SAE
Frank Kendall, President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Air Force Secretary, indicated on May 25 that he is not convinced of the need for a separate service acquisition executive (SAE) […]
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SpaceU.S. Emphasizes Focus on “Responsible Behavior” in Space, As Nations Submit Proposals to U.N.
Rather than pursuing an international ban on anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons, the United States is focusing on developing an international consensus on responsible behaviors in outer space, such as activities that […]