Air Force
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Air ForceNational Security Minibus Spending Bill Funds Extra F-35s, F-15s for Air Force
Appropriators provided the Defense Department with nearly two dozen extra F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in the fiscal year 2020 defense spending bill than were originally requested and filled multiple key […]
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Air ForceFinal B-52 Re-Engine RFP Expected Early 2020, Contract Award to Come in 2021
The Air Force’s scheduled date to issue a final request for proposals for the B-52 Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) has been pushed back to early 2020, with contract award […]
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Air ForceUpcoming Air Force Research Challenge May Help Air Taxi Certification
An upcoming United States Air Force research challenge may help the certification of air taxis by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a top Air Force official said last week. “One […]
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SpaceSMC Commander: ‘Integration’ in Space Will Be Key Challenge in 2020
The Air Force will be working hard in 2020 to promote integration across its space enterprises, in terms of improving alliances and partnerships and connecting more systems and architectures, a […]
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Air ForceRocket Lab to Launch Air Force Payload as Inaugural Mission from U.S. Launch Site
Rocket Lab’s inaugural launch from its new U.S.-based site will be an Air Force Space Test Program payload aboard the Electron rocket, the company said Dec. 12. The Huntington, California-based […]
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Air ForceAir Force, DoD Test Prototype Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile
The Air Force conducted a flight test of a new ground-launched ballistic missile Dec. 12 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, the Pentagon said Thursday. The test of the prototype […]
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Air ForceAir Force to Decide Which Satellite to Offer for Test at Defcon Hacker Conference
The United States Air Force plans to choose on Dec. 13 which satellite it will offer to a service-selected group of hackers to try to infiltrate at next August’s Defcon […]
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Air ForceAuthorizers Call for More Details on Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter Program
Lawmakers have requested the Air Force submit reports to Congress regarding its ongoing Combat Rescue Helicopter program, with a fielding plan for the new Sikorsky [LMT] HH-60W aircraft. The fiscal […]
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Air ForceAir Force Space Command to Become U.S. Space Force in FY ’20 NDAA
The fiscal year 2020 defense authorization conference bill gives President Trump his coveted sixth military branch, by re-designating the existing Air Force Space Command as a Title 10-authorized Space Force […]
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Air ForceCongress Gearing Up to Pass FY ’20 NDAA This Week, Will Include Space Force
Armed services committee members are racing to get the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act on the floor this week after conferees reached a deal last Friday. Lawmakers speaking […]