Air Force
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Air ForceAttitude and Heading Reference System for T-38As, AT-38Bs Needs Replacement, Air Force Says
The Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) for the 53 Air Force T-38A and eight AT-38B training jets needs replacing, according to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s T-38 […]
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SpaceRoper: Next-Gen OPIR ‘Strategically Important Program’ in FY ‘21
The U.S. military is pushing for increased funding for its program to field next-generation early missile warning satellites in fiscal year 2021, as the Air Force and the nascent Space […]
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Air ForceRoper: Air Force’s ‘Massive’ Second ABMS Demo to Include Live-Fire Exercises
The Air Force plans to take lessons learned from its initial Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) demonstration last year to up the ante for its second test this spring with […]
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Air ForceAir Force Requests $3.2 Billion in Unfunded Priorities in FY ‘21, Space Force Seeks $1 Billion
The Air Force has outlined $3.2 billion worth of programs it did not include in the fiscal year 2021 Presidential Budget request in its annual unfunded priorities list to Congress, […]
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Air ForceAir Force to Begin Fly-Off, Certification Campaign for Electric VTOL Aircraft
The U.S. Air Force is expanding its engagement with transformative VTOL aircraft developers, seeking to analyze, certify and eventually procure electric and hybrid-electric aircraft that are currently under development primarily […]
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SpaceSMC Releases RFI for New Deep Space Radar Program Worth $927 Million over FYDP
The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has released a request for information (RFI) and industry day announcement related to a future program to build a new deep space radar […]
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Air ForceAir Force Scoping Market Availability for New F-15 Radar Sources
The Air Force’s F-15 program office is considering awarding a new contract to produce, modernize and sustain the APG-82 radar system and any future variants, according to a recent solicitation. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Budget Request Includes $120 Million for U-2 Aircraft
The Air Force fiscal 2021 budget request includes $120 million for the Lockheed Martin [LMT] U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, including about $48 million for the “high altitude, deep look” Advanced Synthetic […]
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Air ForcePentagon Offers $3.8 Billion for Border Wall Request from FY ’20 Equipment Funds
A new Defense Department reprogramming request reveals the Pentagon has identified $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2020 equipment budgets to supply funding for the Trump administration’s border wall project. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon and Military Service Budget Requests for AI May See Avionics Applications
The Pentagon has requested $800 million for research and development for artificial intelligence (AI), including the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) and Project Maven, in the DoD fiscal 2021 budget […]