Air Force
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Air ForceBoeing Starts Build of Simulator for U.S. Air Force Red Hawk Trainer
Boeing [BA] said on Dec. 1 that the company has begun building the ground based training system (GBTS) for the next generation training aircraft for the U.S. Air Force, which […]
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InternationalThree Senators Introduce Resolutions to Block UAE Arms Sales
Sens. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) have introduced four joint resolutions to block up to $23 billion in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to the United […]
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SpaceAir Force Plans to End Launch Services Agreements with Northrop, Blue Origin By End of Year
The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force plan to end Launch Services Agreement (LSA) funding for Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Blue Origin by the end of this year, the Air Force […]
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InternationalU.S., Australia To Partner On Air-Breathing Hypersonic Weapon Development
The Pentagon said Monday it is teaming with Australia to work on developing air-breathing hypersonic weapon technologies. The U.S. Air Force will lead the bilateral Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research […]
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Air ForceLegacy Aircraft Retirements and Lower Cost ISR Needed, Roper Says
While Congress may turn back the Air Force’s fiscal 2021 request to retire almost 30 tanker aicraft, 44 A-10 attack aircraft, and 24 Northrop Grumman [NOC] Block 20/30 RQ-4 Global […]
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CongressHASC Chair Criticizes Timing Of Air Force’s C-130J Basing Decision In Georgia With Runoffs Looming
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) has raised concerns over the Air Force’s timing of an announcement to base new C-130Js in Georgia, criticizing the move as […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRoper: Classified Details of NGAD Will Help Initiative Move Forward
As the U.S. Air Force briefs Pentagon officials and congressional members on the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter, the initiative’s classified details may be the special sauce that gives […]
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Nuclear ModernizationF-35A Nails Supersonic Test Drop With Mock B61-12, DoE Says
An F-35A traveling at supersonic speeds successfully dropped a mock B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb from an internal compartment over the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada, the National Nuclear Security Administration […]
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Special OperationsAFSOC Chief: Use Existing Technology in Innovative Ways
As the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) ponders a follow-on to the Bell [TXT]-Boeing [BA] CV-22 tiltrotor and materiel to support future close air support/precision strike and intelligence, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Examining Modernization of Early Warning Radars
The U.S. Air Force is examining modernization of its system of early warning radars and airborne command and control assets in Alaska. “It’s time to take a look at new […]