Air Force
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Air ForceBiden Transition Team Speaks with Roper About Possible Role
The transition team of President-elect Joe Biden has reached out to U.S. Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper about a possible role in the new administration, but Roper is so […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman to Finish F-16 EW Suite Under OTA Agreement
The U.S. Air Force has chosen Northrop Grumman [NOC] to finish an electronic warfare (EW) suite for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-16 fighter fleet under an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU-2 Flies with Booz Allen Hamilton Artificial Intelligence Algorithm
A Lockheed Martin [LMT] U-2 Dragon reconnaissance aircraft used an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm by Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] in flight on Dec. 15, the company said Jan. 6. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard Program Flight Tests ‘Collaborative Weapons’
The U.S. Air Force Golden Horde program test flew two Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs (CSDBs) released from an F-16 on Dec. 15 in what the Air Force called the first-ever […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSTRATCOM Chief Argues Against Delaying Next-Gen ICBM
The commander of U.S. Strategic Command said Tuesday the Pentagon must continue to replace the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) with a next-generation system and it cannot undergo further […]
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PentagonRequirements for Joint Warfighting Concept Upcoming in Late Spring
By May, the Pentagon Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) is looking to receive from the military services a requirement for each of the Joint Warfighting Concept’s (JWC) four areas–Joint Global […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force 57th Wing to Receive Two F-35As This Summer, As Service Moves to Reactivate 65th Aggressor Squadron
The 57th Wing at Nellis AFB, Nevada is to receive two Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35As this summer, as the service prepares to re-establish the 65th Aggressor Squadron to help provide […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyVolansi Looks to Offer Drone Payload/Communications Relay Capability for Skyborg
Calfornia-based Volansi is looking to offer drone payload and communications relay capability for Skyborg, one of three U.S. Air Force Vanguard programs to speed the fielding of advanced technologies, including […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyARRW Booster Flight Test Expected Before New Year
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are to conduct the first booster flight test of the hypersonic AGM-183 Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) in the next 10 […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Space Force Looks to Range of the Future 2028 Initiative
Five weeks before the establishment of the U.S. Space Force on Dec. 20 last year, Gen. John “Jay” Raymond wrote a memorandum to DoD and space industry officials laying out […]