Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Sends Final AEHF Satellite to Cape in First Official Delivery to Space Force
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Air Force delivered the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) protected satellite communications system to the 45th Space Wing Jan. 11, providing the final space […]
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Air ForceNew Strategic Command Deputy Leader Nominated
An Air Force three-star general has been nominated to become the deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Commander, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Jan. 13. Lt. Gen. Thomas Bussiere current serves […]
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Air ForceFourth Flight Test of XQ-58A Valkyrie Expected Soon, AFRL Says
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is “eagerly anticipating” the fourth flight test of the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie stealth unmanned aircraft system (UAS) “in the near future,” AFRL spokesman Bryan […]
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Air ForceSpace Force Footprint Grows as 14th Air Force Becomes Space Operations Command
The 14th Air Force – previously the Air Force component to U.S. Strategic Command for space operations – last month was redesignated as the Space Operations Command (SPOC) under the […]
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Air ForceContracted Services to Provide Options, Flexibility for Air Force Red Air Training
JOINT-BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – On a crisp and overcast afternoon in late October, four T-38A Talon trainers and two F-22 Raptors fighter aircraft from Air Combat Command’s 71st Fighter Training […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Awarded $2.3 Billion in Various F-35 Contracts at Year’s End
The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] five contracts worth a cumulative $2.3 billion at the end of 2019 for various work related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, to […]
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Air ForceHappy Birthday, Space Force: Trump Signs FY ’20 NDAA, Brings New Branch to Life
President Trump signed the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Dec. 20, officially standing up the Space Force as the sixth branch of the armed forces under the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyACC Deputy Commander Talks 16th Air Force, Multi-Domain Warfare Officers
The Air Force recently stood up a new numbered Air Force for information warfare within Air Combat Command, consolidating the 24th and 25th Air Forces into the 16th Air Force, […]
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Air ForceFirst MH-139A ‘Grey Wolf’ Helicopter Delivered to Air Force For Testing
The Air Force accepted the first MH-139A helicopter Dec. 19 at Duke Field, Florida, and announced the rotorcraft’s new name: the “Grey Wolf.” The aircraft is in development by Boeing […]
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Air ForceAppropriators Boost Air Force’s Next-Gen OPIR Program
The Air Force would receive an extra $75 million for a program set to build its future early warning missile detection satellites under the fiscal year 2020 defense spending bill […]