Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Moving to Resolve Six Category 1 Deficiencies on KC-46A
Boeing [BA] said that it has replaced or retorqued 22 Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) duct clamps on 12 of the 38 KC-46A tankers delivered to the U.S. Air Force after […]
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SpaceU.S. Space Force Submits First POM, As Service Looks to Counter China and Russia Advances
While the U.S. Space Force hopes to get its own service acquisition executive soon, the newest military service submitted its first Program Objective Memorandum (POM) budget proposal to DoD in […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Wants to Grasp International High Tech Advances to Prevent Sole Access by Adversaries
The U.S. Air Force is looking for the participation of international companies in its AFWERX innovation efforts to grasp high tech advances in artificial intelligence, materials sciences, advanced manufacturing and […]
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Business/FinancialPalantir Forecasts Major Increase in Its Share of DoD, Other Federal Software Business
Denver-based Palantir Technologies, Inc. [PLTR] forecasts a major increase in the company’s share of DoD, intelligence community, and other federal software business, as the company seeks to become the “central […]
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Air ForceAir Force Looks to Increase B-2 Mission Readiness with Cockpit Display Upgrade
A U.S. Air Force official said that availability of B-2 stealth bombers has been increasing, as the service looks to increase the mission readiness of the service’s 20 Northrop Grumman […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBAE Systems to Leverage Autonomous Systems’ Experience for U.S. Air Force Skyborg Program
BAE Systems is to leverage its experience in autonomous systems, as it seeks to develop an attritable drone under the U.S. Air Force’s Skyborg program, the company said on Oct. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Chief of Staff Stresses Need for 386 Squadrons of Capability
While not wedded to 386 squadrons’ worth of air frames to execute the 2018 National Defense Strategy, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown said on Wednesday […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPolicy Discussions on Future Use of Autonomous Weapons Likely
As the U.S. Army recruits the other military services to participate with their systems in next year’s Project Convergence exercise to showcase significantly contracted sensor-to-shooter timelines through artificial intelligence (AI), […]
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Air ForceU-2 Spy Plane Receives Software Code Update In-Flight
The U.S. Air Force updated software code on a Lockheed Martin [LMT] U-2 reconnaissance plane in-flight on Oct. 16, according to Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper. “Friday, a U.S. […]
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SpaceSpace Force Official Suggests U.S. Developing Offensive Capabilities
The U.S was the first nation to test anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons in 1958 with bomber-launched ASATs, and three other nations have demonstrated the ability to destroy orbiting satellites–Russia, China, and, […]