Air Force
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Awarded $2.3 Billion in Various F-35 Contracts at Year’s End
The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] five contracts worth a cumulative $2.3 billion at the end of 2019 for various work related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, to […]
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Air ForceHappy Birthday, Space Force: Trump Signs FY ’20 NDAA, Brings New Branch to Life
President Trump signed the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Dec. 20, officially standing up the Space Force as the sixth branch of the armed forces under the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyACC Deputy Commander Talks 16th Air Force, Multi-Domain Warfare Officers
The Air Force recently stood up a new numbered Air Force for information warfare within Air Combat Command, consolidating the 24th and 25th Air Forces into the 16th Air Force, […]
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Air ForceFirst MH-139A ‘Grey Wolf’ Helicopter Delivered to Air Force For Testing
The Air Force accepted the first MH-139A helicopter Dec. 19 at Duke Field, Florida, and announced the rotorcraft’s new name: the “Grey Wolf.” The aircraft is in development by Boeing […]
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Air ForceAppropriators Boost Air Force’s Next-Gen OPIR Program
The Air Force would receive an extra $75 million for a program set to build its future early warning missile detection satellites under the fiscal year 2020 defense spending bill […]
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Air ForceNational Security Minibus Spending Bill Funds Extra F-35s, F-15s for Air Force
Appropriators provided the Defense Department with nearly two dozen extra F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in the fiscal year 2020 defense spending bill than were originally requested and filled multiple key […]
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Air ForceFinal B-52 Re-Engine RFP Expected Early 2020, Contract Award to Come in 2021
The Air Force’s scheduled date to issue a final request for proposals for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) has been pushed back to early 2020, with contract award […]
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Air ForceUpcoming Air Force Research Challenge May Help Air Taxi Certification
An upcoming United States Air Force research challenge may help the certification of air taxis by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a top Air Force official said last week. “One […]
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SpaceSMC Commander: ‘Integration’ in Space Will Be Key Challenge in 2020
The Air Force will be working hard in 2020 to promote integration across its space enterprises, in terms of improving alliances and partnerships and connecting more systems and architectures, a […]
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Air ForceRocket Lab to Launch Air Force Payload as Inaugural Mission from U.S. Launch Site
Rocket Lab’s inaugural launch from its new U.S.-based site will be an Air Force Space Test Program payload aboard the Electron rocket, the company said Dec. 12. The Huntington, California-based […]