Air Force
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Air ForceHouse Panel Boosts Air Force F-35s, Directs Program to Submit Answers on ALIS Support Costs
For fiscal 2021, the House Appropriations Committee’s defense panel advises funding 60 Air Force F-35A Lightning fighters by Lockheed Martin [LMT], 12 aircraft and nearly $1.2 billion above the Air […]
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InternationalState Department Approves $23 Billion Deal With Japan For More F-35s
The State Department approved a potential $23.11 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) with Japan for 105 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft and equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force to Add 12 Weapons Systems for AI/ML-Informed Predictive Maintenance This Year
The U.S. Air Force is to add a dozen weapons systems to its Enhanced Reliability Centered Maintenance (ERCM) model that employs artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) for predictive maintenance. Those systems […]
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Air ForceDefense Authorizers Propose Reductions in Air Force Request for Golden Horde
Congressional defense authorizers have proposed significant reductions to the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Golden Horde program in fiscal 2021. The Air Force has three science and technology (S&T) Vanguard […]
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Air ForceL3Harris Launches Classified Satellite for U.S. Air Force Constellation
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] has launched a satellite that is the latest in a demonstration series of end-to-end small satellites for a classified U.S. Air Force constellation. A representative for the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Association to Hold Annual Conference in September Virtually
In what likely marks a move toward virtual defense trade shows over the next year and possibly beyond as a way to save costs, the Air Force Association (AFA) on […]
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Air ForceF-15EX Leverages Foreign Investments in Advanced Avionics, Boeing Says
The Boeing [BA] F-15EX for the U.S. Air Force is to have a cockpit that is significantly more advanced than that of the F-15C/D and that leverages $5 billion in […]
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SpaceU.S. Air Force Collaboration with Hypergiant to Provide Satellite Retasking Within Minutes
The U.S. Air Force’s collaboration with Texas-based Hypergiant Industries is to lead to a Chameleon Constellation of 24 to 36 artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning-enabled cube satellites able to […]
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Air ForceAir Force Selects 18 More Companies for Advanced Battle Management System Competition
The U.S. Air Force has chosen 18 more companies to compete in developing the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), selections that bring the total number of participating firms to 46. […]
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Air ForceAFMC Commander: Hypersonic Development Efforts Not Waylaid by COVID-19
The commander of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) said on July 1 that AFMC’s hypersonic development efforts are proceeding as a high priority effort despite the operational hurdles of the […]