Air Force
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Air ForceBoeing Claims Northrop Rejected Potential Partnership on GBSD Program
After several weeks of speculation that the two developers for the Air Force’s next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile system could work together on a path forward, the companies appear to be […]
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CongressSenate Appropriators Add New Weather Sensor to Air Force Space Budget, Lessens R&D Funds
The Senate Appropriations Committee’s fiscal year 2020 defense budget pluses up the Air Force’s space procurement budget for fiscal year 2020, but the majority of the increase comes from shifting […]
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ArmyLawmakers Press Air Force, Army Secretary Nominees On Priorities
Senate lawmakers on Wednesday pressed the nominees to serve as the next Air Force and Army Secretaries on a range of issues from modernizing force structure for potential future fights, […]
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CongressSenate Appropriators Add Millions to Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System in FY ‘20
Senate appropriators are overall supportive of the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) research-and-development effort, and want to provide additional funds in fiscal year 2020 to further refine the […]
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InternationalState Department Clears $6.5 Billion F-35A Sale to Poland
The State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale (FMS) worth $6.5 billion of F-35A Joint Strike Fighters to Poland, the department said Sept. 11. The sale, if approved […]
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CongressSAC-D Markup Includes More Space Funding, Counters House-Passed Version
The long-awaited markup of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee’s fiscal year 2020 defense spending bill fully funds or provides more money for space-related efforts, countering cuts made in the House-passed […]
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Air ForceCurtiss-Wright Introduces HUNTR Gateway to Reduce Fratricide, Speed Mission Completion
Curtiss-Wright‘s [CW] Massachusetts-based Tactical Communications Group (TCG) has introduced the Hub and Network Translator (HUNTR), a next generation Tactical Data Link (TDL) translator to simplify military communications, reduce fratricide and […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s New Combat Rescue Helicopter on Track to Start Production Next Month
The path appears clear for the Air Force to approve its new combat rescue helicopter to enter production and deployment, the industry partner’s program director said Sept. 9. The new […]
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Air ForceAnalysts Call for Larger Air Force as Service Warns of Retiring Legacy Platforms
The Air Force needs to quickly develop more units of next-generation capabilities over the next two decades to address near-peer threats, and should not retire its legacy systems before enough […]
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Air ForceAir Force, Boeing Moving Forward on KC-46 Remote Vision System Improvements
The Air Force and Boeing [BA] have agreed on a set of performance parameters for a new remote vision system for the KC-46 Pegasus refueling aircraft and plan to conduct […]