Air Force
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SpaceAir Force Space Command Leader Tapped to Direct New U.S. Space Command
Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) Commander Gen. John Raymond has been nominated to become the first leader of the newly established U.S. Space Command, the Pentagon said March 26. A […]
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Air ForceDoD Official: F-15EX Buy About Capacity Building, Supporting Defense Industrial Base
The decision for the Air Force to procure a new version of Boeing’s [BA] fourth-generation F-15E Strike Eagle in the fiscal year 2020 budget came down to two criteria: meeting […]
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Air ForceAFRL to Begin Testing High Power Microwave Weapon Programs
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) plans to begin testing two high-power microwave efforts over the next few years as plans to use directed energy weapons to counter drones and […]
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Air ForceSecond GPS III Satellite Arrives in Florida for Projected July Launch
Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (AFSMC) delivered the second Lockheed Martin [LMT]-made GPS III space vehicle March 19 to Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida, ahead of an expected […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBAE Systems To Demo Autonomous Air Operations Planning Tool For Final Phase Of DARPA Program
BAE Systems is planning a large-scale demonstration later in 2019 with the Air Force to demonstrate its autonomy-enabled air mission planning capability developed in a DARPA development program. Officials said […]
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Air ForceAir Force Projects Spending $648 Million on Advanced Battle Management System Over Five Years
The Air Force has budgeted nearly $648 million in research-and-development funds over the next five fiscal years to develop the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS), the proposed replacement for the […]
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Air ForceAir Force FY ’20 RDT&E Budget Includes $171 Million for Huey Replacement Program
The Air Force is asking for nearly $171 million in research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) funds for fiscal year 2020 to continue developing the next nuclear site transport helicopter […]
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Air ForceAir Force Exploring AI Pilots with New Skyborg Concept
The Air Force has launched a new program to develop an artificial intelligence “wingman” that would train alongside pilots and perhaps eventually be linked to an unmanned attritable aircraft, the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Seeking Munitions for the ‘High-End Fight’ in FY ’20 Budget Request
The Air Force is requesting more munitions for use in a future battle against peer adversaries and shifting away from weapons used in counter-terrorism activities, senior service officials said this […]
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Air ForceAir Force to Buy Up to Six Light Attack Aircraft in FY’20, Continue Experimenting
Despite questions about its future, the Air Force’s light attack experiment is slated to continue as the service plans to procure about six turboprop aircraft in fiscal year 2020 while […]
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