Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Approves KC-46 Tanker Program for IOT&E Phase
The Air Force has certified the KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueler program to enter initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E), the service said Oct. 23, making its goal to reach the […]
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SpaceFirst GPS Satellite Connects to Lockheed-Built Ground Control Software Update
The Air Force’s first on-orbit GPS III satellite successfully connected to its upgraded Contingency Operations Program (COps) Oct. 21, said the service and program contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT]. The COps […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards $6.4 Billion Adversary Air Training Contract
The Air Force awarded six contracts to compete for future adversary air support and training with a total award amount of over $6 billion. The contracts, announced Oct. 18, will […]
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Air ForceSenate Confirms Barbara Barrett as Air Force Secretary
All of the services officially have a permanent leader for the first time since May as the Senate voted to confirm Barbara Barrett as Air Force secretary Oct. 16. The […]
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ArmySOSA Briefing Outlines Future Defense Sensor System Architectures
A Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA) technical standard briefing at the Association of the United States Army annual conference outlined the future embedded computing design approach to developing and upgrading […]
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Air ForceSenate Expected to Confirm Permanent Air Force Secretary This Week
The Senate is expected to vote to confirm Barbara Barrett as the next secretary of the Air Force as early as Oct. 16, after resuming consideration of her nomination Oct. […]
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Air ForcePODCAST: FAA’s Military ADS-B Exemption Policy
On January 1, 2020, all aircraft flying in controlled airspace will be required to equip ADS-B Out transponders, which constantly broadcast location and identifying information. The military has concerns about […]
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InternationalUK: No Negative Turkey F-35 Repercussions, Looks To Gripen Model For Tempest
The United Kingdom’s top Air Force official said Turkey being taken out of the F-35 partnership will not negatively affect them while noting they are looking at Sweden’s Gripen as […]
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SpaceNext-Gen GEO Missile Warning System Finishes Preliminary Design Review
The Air Force’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting (GEO) early missile warning satellite program finished its system/ground and space vehicle preliminary design review (PDR) last month, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Taps Eight Companies to Compete for Launch Services Worth $986 Million
The Air Force awarded eight companies the chance to compete for up to $986 million in launch services as part of the the Orbital Service Program (OSP)-4 effort to rapidly […]