Air Force
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Air ForceApril’s Advanced Battle Management System Demo Delayed Until June
The Air Force’s second Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) demonstration has been postponed from April until June as part of the Defense Department’s response to the novel coronavirus, Chief of […]
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Air ForceHASC Member: Air Force’s Proposed A-10 Retirements ‘Pre-Judicial’
Lawmakers are demanding answers from the Air Force after the fiscal year 2021 budget request included plans to retire dozens of A-10 attack aircraft. The service’s request stated that 44 […]
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Nuclear ModernizationNo COVID-19 Cases at STRATCOM, Yet; No Disruption to Weapons Exchanges With Civilian Nuke Agency
There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 among U.S. nuclear forces, and fewer than 50 people supporting the interservice group are self-quarantining because of possible exposure during the global pandemic, […]
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Air ForcePhase Four Receives AFWERX Contract for In-Space Propulsion Systems
Phase Four has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract from Air Force tech accelerator AFWERX, to adapt its Maxwell in-space propulsion system for defense users. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force Acquisition Chief: Reaper Replacement Plan Should Come in FY ’22 Budget Request
The Air Force is conducting a study that will inform how the service will continue its critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions as it begins to phase out production […]
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Air ForceThree Industry-Led Teams to Build Protected Satcom Payload Prototypes
The Space and Missile Systems Center has announced three companies will build prototypes for the U.S. Space Force’s Protected Tactical Satellite Communication program as Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Boeing [BA] […]
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Air ForceAir Force Re-Opens SpeedDealer Radar Proposal to Industry
The Air Force has released the request for proposals (RFP) for its new ground-based radar system and industry is beginning to consider re-competing for the program. Inside Defense first reported […]
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Air ForceCongress Should Limit KC-46 Production to Minimum Deliveries Until RVS Fix Resolved, Lawmaker Says
Congress should limit the production of KC-46A Pegasus tankers to the yearly minimum until contractor Boeing [BA] successfully implements crucial solutions that will get the aircraft to operational status in […]
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Air ForceState Department Approves $2.4 Billion Sale of KC-46 Aircraft to Israel
The State Department has approved the potential sale of Boeing [BA]-made KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelers to Israel for $2.4 billion, per a March 3 notice. The foreign military sale would […]
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Air ForceAir Force Officials: KC-46 Remote Vision System Fix Expected in 2023
The Air Force expects to receive a solution to its biggest Category-1 deficiency on the KC-46A Pegasus tanker by 2023, one year behind previous estimates, the service’s senior military official […]