Air Force
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Air ForceNo Procurement Funding for MH-139 in USAF Budget, As Service Awaits FAA Certification
The U.S. Air Force fiscal 2022 budget request contains no acquisition funding for Boeing [BA] MH-139A helicopters, as the service awaits Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification of the aircraft. In […]
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Air ForceHASC to Address Cost Concerns in B-52 Re-Engining Program
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) plans to address hundreds of millions of dollars in apparent cost increases for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP), Democratic and Republican leaders […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Unfunded Priorities List Includes $431 Million for Programs to Provide “Warfighting Punch”
More than half of the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) $832 million unfunded priorities list (UPL)–$431.1 million–is devoted to programs “to develop a warfighting punch.” Included in the $431.1 million are […]
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Air ForceUSAF Requests $711 Million for 525 “Max Production” of JASSM-ER
The U.S. Air Force fiscal 2022 budget requests nearly $711 million for 525 Lockheed Martin [LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Munitions Extended Range (JASSM-ER)–an increase of almost $211 million and 125 […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL To Issue Solicitation Soon on New, “Rocket Cargo” Vanguard Program
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to issue a solicitation soon on a new Department of the Air Force Vanguard program–Rocket Cargo, a science and technology (S&T) effort to […]
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Nuclear ModernizationUSAF General Not Concerned About Delays to New ICBM Warhead Core, Despite SNAFU With Construction of Civilian Manufacturing Plant
The head of Air Force Global Strike Command is not concerned that the next-generation warhead for the next-generation nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile will be delayed because of a projected delay […]
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Air ForceNearly $1.4 billion for Extra Dozen F-15EXs Heads Up Air Force’s $3.4 Billion UPL
The U.S. Air Force’s fiscal 2022 unfunded priorities list (UPL) includes nearly $1.4 billion for an extra 12 Boeing [BA] F-15EXs to help the service mitigate a looming fighter 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 […]