Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Plans Annual Space Pitch Day Following Inaugural Event
Following self-reported success and positive industry feedback from the first-ever Space Pitch Day, the Air Force is already planning to annually meet with selected small businesses to find more innovative […]
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Air ForceF-35 JPO: ALIS Fix Targeted for September 2020
The Defense Department and Lockheed Martin [LMT] expect to field a modernized, upgraded version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s Automated Logistics Information System (ALIS) by next fall, service and […]
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Nuclear ModernizationSmith Questions Air Force ‘Competence,’ Blames Mishandling of Proprietary Info for Boeing’s GBSD Exit
Questionable “competence” within Air Force procurement ranks helped turn a competition to build a fleet of next-generation nuclear missiles into a one-horse race, the chair of the House Armed Services […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Upcoming Test to Share F-22 and F-35 Data Will Be First of Many ‘Connect-a-Thons’
The Air Force is planning a series of recurring events to connect multiple legacy systems to each other and help the service flesh out its future distributed network, or Advanced […]
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Air ForceRoper: Air Force, Boeing Months Away from Resuming Cargo Flights for KC-46
The Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus aircraft is still months away from renewing cargo transport in test flights as industry and service officials work through potential solutions for unstable cargo pallet […]
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Air ForceL2 Aviation to Install ADS-B Upgrades for Air Force KC-10 Tankers
Collins Aerospace [UTX] has awarded L2 Aviation a subcontract for installations of Mode 5 Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) upgrades for the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of 58 Boeing [BA] KC-10 […]
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Air ForceAir Force Successfully Tests Lockheed Martin-Built Directed Energy Weapon
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the Air Force have successfully tested a company-developed transportable high-speed laser weapon capable of countering unmanned aerial systems. Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA) […]
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Air ForceAir Force to Test Data-Sharing Between F-22 and F-35 Fighters and X-37B Spaceplane
The Air Force is planning a December exercise that will test ways to get the F-22 and F-35 fighter jets and the X-37B spaceplane to transmit data in a contested […]
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Air ForceGoldfein: Air Force’s Night Court Process Finds $30 Billion to Counter Future Threats
The Air Force has conducted a thorough examination of its current capabilities and programs, with the intent of freeing up funds from programs that won’t contribute to future conflicts and […]
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SpaceAir Force Successfully Launches CubeSat Program Aboard Northrop Grumman Antares Rocket
The Air Force and the Aerospace Corp. launched an experimental cube satellite project aboard a Northrop Grumman [NOC] Antares rocket Nov. 2, hitching a ride with NASA’s NG-12 Cygnus mission […]