Air Force
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SpaceLockheed Martin to Use ABL Space Systems’ RS1 Rockets for Rapid Launches
Lockheed Martin [LMT] may buy up to 58 RS1 rockets by El Segundo, Calif.-based ABL Space Systems, which has aimed to build low-cost launch vehicles and systems for small satellites. […]
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Air ForceSixth Flight Test of XQ-58A Valkyrie Features First Weapons Bay Release
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on March 26 conducted the sixth flight test of the Kratos [KTOS] XQ-58A Valkyrie drone at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.–a demonstration that featured the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Completes First Military Transport of eVTOL Aircraft Inside C-130
The Air Force transported an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Springfield, Ohio to Austin, Texas on March 23 and 24 inside an HC-130J Combat King II as […]
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Air ForceAir Force Continues KC-46 Flights While Finishing Final Deficiency Fixes
The Air Force is flying the Boeing [BA] KC-46 tanker and conducting fueling in exercises for some aircraft to build crew capability while awaiting remaining fixes to several key deficiencies, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force to Test Freedom Radio, Freedom Pod on U-2, Ghost Reaper
Northrop Grumman [NOC] is watching planned U.S. Air Force tests this year of the company’s Freedom 550 gateway radio on Lockheed Martin [LMT] U-2 high altitude reconnaissance aircraft and the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Air Force Considering Replacement for EO/IR Sensor on MQ-9 Reaper
The U.S. Air Force is considering replacing the Raytheon [RTX] Multispectral Targeting System-B (MTS-B) on the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and integrating new reconnaissance pods on future unmanned aerial vehicles […]
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Air ForceTyndall AFB to Receive Three, New Squadrons of F-35As Starting in September 2023
Tyndall AFB, Fla., said on March 29 that the U.S. Air Force has issued a Record of Decision that affirms Tyndall as the location for three, new squadrons of Lockheed […]
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Air ForceAir Force Researching Prototype Display for B-52 Advanced Targeting Pods
The U.S. Air Force is conducting research on developing a display for the Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) for the Boeing [BA] B-52H bomber. Over the last decade, the service has […]
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Air ForceAir Force Returns to 76 Congressionally Mandated B-52s After Restoration of Boneyard Bomber
The U.S. Air Force recently completed nearly a year-long renovation on a B-52H bomber, which re-entered service with the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot AFB, N.D., earlier this month. While […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDigital Engineering Efforts for Munitions Yield Lessons Learned for Possible Fielding
Last fall, former U.S. Air Force acquisitions chief Will Roper held out the possibility that the service would soon announce an e-series, digitally engineered weapon to follow the Air Force […]