Air Force
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force, Boeing Find Path Forward to Fix Major KC-46 Deficiency
The Air Force and Boeing [BA] announced April 2 that they have agreed upon a solution to fix the remote vision system on the KC-46A Pegasus, in the hopes of […]
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Air ForceGoldfein: Air Force Undergoing ‘Reset’ to Protect Critical Missions During COVID-19
The Air Force’s top officer has ordered the service’s major command commanders to focus their attention on essential missions and tasks as the United States braces for additional travel restrictions […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force to Begin Rapid Solicitation for Skyborg Program Soon
The Air Force is ready to begin procuring new attritable aircraft at higher volumes under its “Skyborg” test and experimentation program, the service’s top acquisition official said March 27. Since […]
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Air ForceAir Force to Transfer 23 Missions, 1,840 Billets to Space Force
The Air Force plans to transfer 23 space-related missions to the Space Force, which will cover over 1,800 billets, the service said March 31. The U.S. military’s newest service has […]
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Air ForceAir Force Tacks Another Major Deficiency on KC-46 Program
The Air Force has upgraded an existing deficiency on its KC-46A Pegasus tanker program to Category 1, the service said March 30. The newest CAT-1 deficiency relates to the aerial […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyABMS-Developed Tech Could Help Military Telecommute During COVID-19
The Air Force’s next Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) technology demo may have been pushed back two months due to COVID-19-related precautions, but the service may use some of the […]
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SpaceSpace Force Launches Final Advanced EHF Payload and First Ever NATSEC Mission
The Space Force successfully launched the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) payload March 26, as the final satellite in the protected satellite communications constellation and the first national security […]
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Navy/USMCRaytheon Nabs $392 Million Mod For More AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles
Naval Air Systems Command awarded Raytheon [RTN] a $392 million modification on March 20 to produce and deliver additional Lot 20 AIM-9X, Block II, and Block II plus Sidewinder air-to-air […]
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SpaceSecond GPS III Satellite Declared Ready for Military Use
The Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) successfully transferred the second GPS III system to Space Operations Command on March 23, the center said March 24. The satellite, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRoper: Impacts of Coronavirus on Acquisition Evolving ‘Daily’
Defense acquisition is in “uncharted territory” as the world reacts to the COVID-19 coronavirus, and yet little disruption entered Air Force acquisition programs due to innovative efforts to work around […]