Air Force
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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 […]
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SpaceCommand Structure of U.S. Space Force Finalized
On June 30, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force (USSF) announced the finalization of the command structure of the Space Force, a sixth military branch created in December, […]
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InternationalAirbus Delivers First A330 MRTT, As Company Looks to Autonomous Refueling
On June 29, Airbus delivered the first of eight Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft ordered by the NATO Multinational MRTT Fleet (MMF) after a ceremony held at […]
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Air ForceSpace Force, Industry Partners Prepare for ‘Milestone’ Third GPS III Launch
The Space Force’s next national security launch will send the service’s newest GPS satellite up into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, while provider Space X will attempt to recover […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFMC’s ‘Digital Campaign’ Among Commander’s Top Priorities for 2020
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) has embarked on an ambitious effort to employ digital modeling and engineering techniques across the service’s myriad programs, in the hopes that these technologies will […]
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Air ForceBoeing Outlines Fixes for Remote Vision System for KC-46A Tanker
Boeing [BA] has outlined a number of fixes for its Remote Vision System (RVS), which allows air refueling operator station (AROS) personnel in the front of KC-46A aircraft to steer […]
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CongressHASC NDAA Sets Up Debate With Senate On F-35 Cuts, Funds For Virginia-Class Submarine
The House Armed Services Committee’s $731.6 billion fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill sets up key debate with the Senate on cuts to the F-35 program and adjustments to various […]
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Air ForceHouse, Senate NDAA Marks Largely Concur to Prevent Most Proposed Air Force Aircraft Retirements
House and Senate Armed Services lawmakers appear mostly aligned in their marks of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill when it comes to the Air Force’s request to retire […]