Air Force
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Air ForceBoeing Outlines Fixes for Remote Vision System for KC-46A Tanker
Boeing [BA] has outlined a number of fixes for its Remote Vision System (RVS), which allows air refueling operator station (AROS) personnel in the front of KC-46A aircraft to steer […]
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CongressHASC NDAA Sets Up Debate With Senate On F-35 Cuts, Funds For Virginia-Class Submarine
The House Armed Services Committee’s $731.6 billion fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill sets up key debate with the Senate on cuts to the F-35 program and adjustments to various […]
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Air ForceHouse, Senate NDAA Marks Largely Concur to Prevent Most Proposed Air Force Aircraft Retirements
House and Senate Armed Services lawmakers appear mostly aligned in their marks of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill when it comes to the Air Force’s request to retire […]
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SpaceIndustry Team on Missile Warning Satellite Payload On Track for CDR Next May, Northrop Grumman Says
A Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Ball Aerospace [BLL] team are on track to complete critical design review (CDR) for the team’s proposed infrared mission payload next May as part of […]
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Air ForceHASC Subcommittee Seeks More Answers on F-35 Program in FY ’21 NDAA Mark
The House Armed Services Committee is demanding more answers and increased certification from the Pentagon on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in its version of the fiscal year 2021 defense […]
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Air ForceAir Force Begins SATCOM Upgrades for Presidential Aircraft Fleet
The Air Force and L3Harris Technologies [LHX] have begun to install satellite communication upgrades for the service’s presidential and executive aircraft, and expect to complete fielding in August, about 16 […]
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Air ForceHASC FY ’21 Tacair Mark Scrutinizes Air Force Proposed ISR Aircraft Retirements, Demands Answers on ABMS
The House Armed Services Committee’s tactical air and land subcommittee wants answers on the Air Force’s plans to retire a number of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms in the […]
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Air ForceHASC Subcommittee Allows Air Force Bomber Retirement Requests, Fences Proposed Tanker Retirements
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) agrees with the Air Force’s request to retire a number of aging bomber aircraft in the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill, but will […]
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Air ForceHASC STRATCOM Mark Pushes for More Commercial Space Domain Awareness Tech
The House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee wants to see a report on the nascent Space Development Agency (SDA)’s plans to procure commercial services, particularly for the “top priorities” of […]
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Air ForceLaunch Services Procurement Contracts on Track to Be Awarded This Summer
Plans for the Space Force to award two launch services contracts for its next batch of national security space missions this summer remain on track, the Space and Missile Systems […]