Air Force
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Air ForceDigital Twins To Be New Hallmark for Air Force Weapons Systems
Digital twins look to be a new hallmark of U.S. Air Force weapons systems to improve their design, performance, and sustainment. NASA pioneered the use of twins in the 1960s […]
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Air ForceAlaskan Command Intercepted More Than 60 Russian Aircraft Last Year, May Consider Intercept Alternatives to F-22
Alaskan Command used U.S. Air Force F-22 fighters by Lockheed Martin [LMT] to intercept more than 60 Russian aircraft last year, including Tupolev Tu-95 Bear bombers, and the command may […]
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Air ForceBiden Taps Frank Kendall For Air Force Secretary, Heidi Shyu For Pentagon’s Top R&E Official
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday he will nominate Frank Kendall, a former top acquisition official at the Pentagon, as the next secretary of the Air Force and Heidi Shyu, the […]
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Unmanned SystemsThreat of Small Drones Top Concern for CENTCOM Commander
The threat of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is a top concern for the head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie. Two disparate issues–the future of refugees/displaced […]
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SpaceNew Center to Tackle Military Space Technology, Policy and Strategy
The new Mitchell Institute Space Power Advantage Research Center (MISPARC) aims to become the leading organization for the advancement of military space technology, policy and strategy. “One of the first […]
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Air ForceMitchell Institute Paper Advises DoD Undertake Long-Range Strike Cost Effectiveness Study
A new paper by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and the Hudson Institute advises the Pentagon to undertake a study to determine the most cost-effective long-range strike systems to […]
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Air ForceEngine Woes Top the List for F-35 Sustainment Costs
Last week, leading Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) lamented the significant, ongoing problems with the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 nearly 20 years after the company beat Boeing […]
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SpaceOne-Third of Space Force Acquisition Changes Would Require Congressional Approval
While the U.S. Space Force continues to back the tenets in a draft Alternative Acquisition System for the United States Space Force last May, the service is still working with […]
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Air ForceF-35 Joint Program Office Expects to Receive Analysis on Feasibility of Joint Simulation Environment
The Joint Program Office (JPO) for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter at Patuxent River, Md. expects to receive an analysis by Carnegie Mellon University, Johns Hopkins University, and the […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSTRATCOM Leader and Air Force Deterrence Official Defend ICBM Leg
The head of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) and the top U.S. Air Force deterrence official defended the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) leg of the nuclear triad in separate forums on […]