Air Force
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Air ForceUSAF “Boneyard” Personnel to Show Industry Reps B-52H Carriage Equipment to Be Modified for LRSO
Next month, Air Force personnel from the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at the Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., “boneyard” in the Sonoran Desert plan to show industry representatives examples of […]
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Business/FinancialCharge On 777X Commercial Aircraft Dings Boeing’s Earnings And KC-46 Program
Boeing [BA] on Wednesday reported narrower losses in its third quarter despite a hefty charge related to the 777X commercial aircraft, while the company’s defense segment continued to show signs […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyX-59 Flies For First Time From USAF Plant 42
The X-59 supersonic aircraft by Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Skunk Works division had its first flight from U.S Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif., the company said on Tuesday. Billed […]
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SpaceNominee For Assistant Secretary Of Defense For Space Policy Wants Review Of Commercial Strategies
Marc Berkowitz, the nominee for assistant secretary of defense for space policy, wants to review commercial space strategies upon taking office. Berkowitz was an assistant deputy undersecretary of defense for […]
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CongressRepurposing Of Reconciliation Funds For DoD Not A Solution, PSC Says
Using fiscal 2025 reconciliation law dollars to plug Defense Department fiscal holes from the government funding hiatus is untenable, warns the Professional Services Council (PSC), a group of 400 federal […]
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WeaponsAvio Plans More Than $400 Million Spend, Much of It on U.S. SRM Production
Shareholders in Italy’s Avio SpA have approved the company’s $465 million 10-year investment plan targeted at building solid rocket motors (SRMs) for DoD missiles and munitions. “The core of Avio’s […]
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SpaceSpace Systems Command Wants Comments Soon On RG-XX “Andromeda” Draft Solicitation
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) wants industry insights by Nov. 7 on SSC’s draft solicitation for the RG-XX program. “This draft solicitation is for an indefinite delivery indefinite […]
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Unmanned SystemsFlight Debut for Shield AI X-BAT Could Come Next Fall
Shield AI plans to conduct initial vertical takeoff and landing demonstrations of its X-BAT drone fighter jet “as early as fall 2026, followed by all-up flight testing and operational validation […]
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Air ForceSenate Wants Plan On Incorporation Of Open Mission Systems On F-35
The Senate wants the Pentagon to ensure the incorporation of open mission systems on the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 fighter to lower costs and enable it to integrate better with […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Takes Fixed Price, Production Lot Charges on “P958” Program
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] 2025 third quarter earnings report with the Securities and Exchange Commission noted $1.8 billion in losses thus far for a classified program in the company’s aeronautics business […]