Air Force
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Air ForceKey KC-46A Tanker System Made Big Progress In Past Few Weeks, Roper Says
A critical component of the Air Force’s KC-46A aerial refueling tanker that has been caught up in a difficult development has made more progress in the past month than in […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Conducts Static Fire Test Of OmegA Rocket’s Second Stage Motor
PROMONTORY, Utah —Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Thursday conducted a successful first test of the second stage motor for its OmegA launch vehicle, a critical step as the company prepares for […]
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Air ForceGoldfein: ‘Night Court’ Savings Rolled Back to Save COCOMs from Near-Term Risk
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Air Force last year identified $30 billion it had found over the five-year Future Years Defense Plan (FYDP) that could be freed up from current programs […]
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Air ForceNew Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter Receives Official Name, Awarded Second LRIP Contract
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Air Force’s new HH-60W combat search-and-rescue helicopter has received its official name, which pays tribute to the aircraft that rescued downed airmen in Vietnam in the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyTRANSCOM Leader Urges Congress to Fund Aging Air Force Tankers ID’ed for Retirement in 2021
U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) is asking lawmakers to buy back the majority of aging aerial refuelers that had been tagged for rapid retirement in the fiscal year 2021 budget request, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Launches Prototype Test-Flight Campaign for Transformative Vertical Flight
Agility Prime, the Air Force’s exploratory transformative vertical flight program, released an Area of Interest (AOI) effort to work with commercial developers of VTOL aircraft, resulting in a prototype test […]
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Air ForceAttitude and Heading Reference System for T-38As, AT-38Bs Needs Replacement, Air Force Says
The Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) for the 53 Air Force T-38A and eight AT-38B training jets needs replacing, according to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s T-38 […]
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SpaceRoper: Next-Gen OPIR ‘Strategically Important Program’ in FY ‘21
The U.S. military is pushing for increased funding for its program to field next-generation early missile warning satellites in fiscal year 2021, as the Air Force and the nascent Space […]
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Air ForceRoper: Air Force’s ‘Massive’ Second ABMS Demo to Include Live-Fire Exercises
The Air Force plans to take lessons learned from its initial Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) demonstration last year to up the ante for its second test this spring with […]
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Air ForceAir Force Requests $3.2 Billion in Unfunded Priorities in FY ‘21, Space Force Seeks $1 Billion
The Air Force has outlined $3.2 billion worth of programs it did not include in the fiscal year 2021 Presidential Budget request in its annual unfunded priorities list to Congress, […]