Air Force
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Nuclear ModernizationAir Force Completes Key Milestone for Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent
The Air Force completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for the Northrop Grumman [NOC]- developed Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) in late April, the service said May 15. The PDR […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force May Spend Hundreds of Millions on Electric VTOL Aircraft By 2025
The Air Force may spend hundreds of millions on development and procurement of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft before 2025, according to officials behind Agility Prime. That project, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Selects Three Companies to Prototype New Ground-Based Radars
The Air Force has chosen two U.S. companies and one Australian firm to build new prototypes for its new ground-based radar system, the service said May 11. Northrop Grumman [NOC] […]
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Air ForceNext ABMS Demo Pushed to August Timeframe, to Focus on Space-Related Scenario
The Air Force has opted to push its next Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) demonstration even further to the right as the Defense Department continues to take precautions regarding the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Expanding AI Predictive Maintenance Tools To 16 Aircraft Series By End Of 2020
The Air Force is planning to expand the number of aircraft series integrated with artificial intelligence-powered predictive maintenance tools from four to 16 by the end of the year, a […]
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Air ForceAir Force Chief of Staff Nominee: Service to Better Incorporate Industry, Academia to Speed Hypersonic Programs
The Air Force is currently involved in several hypersonic-related development programs with goals to test and field new platforms over the next decade, but the service needs to move more […]
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Air ForceX-37B Space Plane’s Next Launch Scheduled for Mid-May
The U.S. military’s X-37B “space plane” is scheduled to launch its sixth mission May 16, carrying multiple defense and civil space experiments aboard, Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett said May […]
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Business/FinancialAFA Plans Annual Air, Space, Cyber Symposium to Take Place in Fall
The Air Force Association announced May 4 that the annual Air, Space and Cyber Symposium will take place in September outside Washington, D.C., with planners watching COVID-19 pandemic developments closely. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySabrewing Unveils Prototype ‘Rhaegal-A’ Unmanned VTOL Cargo Aircraft
At the conclusion of the Air Force’s Agility Prime event on revolutionary VTOL aircraft, California-based Sabrewing Aircraft revealed their ‘Rhaegal-A’ prototype, an unmanned heavy-lift cargo aircraft that the company says […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNorthrop Grumman Developing New Gateway Translator for Air Force’s ABMS Program
Northrop Grumman [NOC] is working with the Air Force to develop and field a gateway translator for multiple aircraft and systems to connect together under the Advanced Battle Management Program […]