Air Force
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Air ForceUSAF Seeks Benchmarking Of Northrop Grumman’s Performance On SiAW
Through a request for information (RFI) issued this month, the U.S. Air Force is seeking to benchmark the performance of Northrop Grumman [NOC] on the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW). “The […]
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SpaceSpace Force Re-Assigns GPS III Mission Next Month from Vulcan To Falcon 9
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is switching the rocket planned for next month’s GPS III-8 mission from United Launch Alliance‘s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur to SpaceX‘s Falcon 9, as the service […]
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Air ForceWith an Eye To CCA Increment 2, Talon IQ Conducts Test Flight
A “Talon IQ” Model 437 aircraft by Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Scaled Composites has flown a mission autonomy test flight using the company’s Prism software and Hivemind software by Shield AI, […]
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CongressCounter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says
U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) used a counter small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) flyaway kit (FAK) in the early hours of the strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to Air […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Command Forecasts On-Orbit Maneuver In Geosynchronous Orbit As Important
U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) explored the importance of maneuvering satellites, especially those in geosynchronous orbit, in an Apollo Griffin wargame last year, according to U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Samuel […]
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Air ForcePentagon Discussing Second B-21 Production Line, FY 2027 Budget May Give Clues On Space Control And EA-37B Buy
U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) has said it needs around 145 Northrop Grumman [NOC] B-21 Raider stealth bombers–at least 45 more than now planned, and discussions continue about opening a second […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looks To Have Analysis On Numbers, Unit Cost Goals For CCA By Summer Or Fall
The U.S. Air Force is in the midst of determining how many Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) it wants and unit cost goals for the drones, which are to field initially […]
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Air ForceNo Need For More Survivable Airborne Operations Centers Than Four Planned, Meink Says
While the U.S. Air Force is considering an acceleration of the E-4C Survivable Airborne Operation Center (SAOC) by Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) an increased buy of SAOCs beyond the four […]
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Air ForceUSAF Expects KC-135 Center Console Refresh Solicitation In May
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s (AFLCMC) KC-135 Center Console Refresh (CCR) program office at Tinker AFB, Okla., said that it expects to issue a solicitation in May after […]
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Air ForceUse Of Commercial Imagery Under TacSRT Likely To Grow, Space Force Official Says
Military use of commercial imagery through Space Systems Command’s tactical surveillance, reconnaisance, and tracking (TacSRT) effort is likely to grow, a U.S. Space Force official said on Friday. TacSRT has […]