Air Force
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Air Force
Hoeven Wants USAF Budget to Fund Updates for LRSO at Minot and Concurrent Upgrades to ICBM Bases for Sentinel
Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) wants the U.S. Air Force to ensure that its upcoming fiscal 2026 budget has funds to update Minot AFB, N.D.’s weapons storage for RTX‘s [RTX] future […]
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Air Force
Responding to DoD Direction, DiSCO Not Focused on Specific Platform
AURORA, Colo.–The teaming of L3Harris Technologies [LHX] and Shield AI on the software-defined Distributed Spectrum Collaboration and Operations (DiSCO) electronic warfare (EW) battle management system could aid drone initiatives like […]
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Space
DoD Looks for Launch Alternatives, as Launch Emerges As ‘Long Lead Item’
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is examining launch sites in Australia, Spain, Scotland, and French Guyana, as DoD searches for launch companies that can offer alternatives to SpaceX. The latter’s […]
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Space
Space Development Agency Independent Review Team Begins Work
Originally to start launch last September, the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 satellites–the first to link to military forces in the field–are to begin orbiting late […]
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Missile Defense
Collins: Missile Defense ‘Magazine Depth Is Going to Be Crucial’
AURORA, Colo.–Iran’s missile and drone attacks against Israel last year and what DoD officials have often stated is a significant Chinese threat have led to Pentagon missile defense officials urging […]
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Air Force
Rapid Prototyping Key in NC3 Modernization
AURORA, Colo.–Rapid prototyping is key to the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) approach to the modernization of strategic and tactical communications. “We really are looking to award prototyping […]
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Air Force
Runway Size, Long-Range Fuel Delivery, and Signature Considered by USAF in NGAS AoA
AURORA, Colo.–As the U.S. Air Force finishes an Analysis of Alternatives for the Next Generation Air Refueling System (NGAS)–a possibly stealthy tanker to replace the Boeing [BA] KC-135, the service […]
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Space
National Security Space Association Pushes for Doubling of Space Force Budget by FY 2030
The National Security Space Association (NSSA) believes that the U.S. Space Force (USSF) budget should more than double from the $29.4 billion requested in fiscal 2025 to $60 billion by […]
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Air Force
CCA Builders Believe Commercial Engines Will Reap Big Savings
AURORA, Colo.—General Atomics and Anduril Industries believe the use of commercial engines for their Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) will lead to significant savings, as the U.S. Air Force moves toward […]
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Space
NTS-3 May Launch This Year on Vulcan Centaur
AURORA, Colo.–More than two years after the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) had planned to launch the L3Harris Technologies‘ [LHX] Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3), it may get into orbit this […]
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