Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Set to Hold 11 Pitch Days Through End of 2019
Air Force officials will be criss-crossing the country over the next two months as it has scheduled nearly a dozen opportunities for small businesses to pitch new, innovative ideas to […]
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Air ForceAgility Prime: Air Force Hopes to Leverage Commercial Progress on ‘Air Taxi’ Vehicles
DAYTON, Ohio — At the Air Force Research Lab on Wright-Patterson AFB here the service has begun preliminary research into how it can harness commercial efforts on futuristic urban air […]
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Air ForceReport: Air Force Should Pivot Toward Smaller, ‘Rebalanced’ Force That Will Require Tough Tradeoffs
The Air Force should alter its planned force structure, the new assets in development and the proposed mix of legacy aircraft it plans to keep if it is to maintain […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Signs Predictive Maintenance Enterprise Agreement with U.K.-Based SDL
The U.S. Air Force is to install sensors on the military service’s fleet of aircraft to manage millions of pieces of information and streamline maintenance under a predictive maintenance enterprise […]
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PentagonNew F-35 Deal Lowers Aircraft Price 12.7 Percent Each
The Defense Department said it has finished a new $34 billion deal with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to buy 478 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for the U.S. and international customers, reducing the […]
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Air ForceX-37B Space Plane Lands Back on Earth after Over Two Years in Orbit
The Air Force said Oct. 27 that its X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission 5 has successfully landed after more than two years in orbit, breaking its own record. The fifth […]
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Air ForceAir Force Issues Final RFP to Procure Several Light Attack Aircraft By Year’s End
The Air Force released a final request for proposals Oct. 24 to procure no more than six light attack aircraft by the end of the year. The service has planned […]
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Sees No Impact To GBSD Acquisition Strategy Despite FTC Review
A review initiated this month by anti-trust regulators into Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] compliance with terms of the government’s approval last year allowing the company to acquire Orbital ATK isn’t expected […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force RCO: December 2021 ‘Earliest’ Target Date for B-21 First Flight
The Air Force’s next-generation nuclear bomber is winding its way through production, but don’t expect to see it flying until December 2021 at the earliest, the service’s rapid capabilities office […]
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Air ForceAir Force Approves KC-46 Tanker Program for IOT&E Phase
The Air Force has certified the KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueler program to enter initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E), the service said Oct. 23, making its goal to reach the […]