Air Force
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Air ForceULA Receives $157 Million for Third NRO Mission – and Last Sole-Sourced Delta IV Heavy Launch
The Air Force has awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) $156.7 million for the last of three National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) launches, which will possibly mark the final national security launch […]
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Air ForceAir Force Officials Pledge to Better Engage Congress on Next-Gen Air Dominance
The Air Force is committed to a future where each of its systems, platforms and assets are fully connected and able to perform in multi-domain operations. However, authorizers and appropriators […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL Test Sets New Record for Hypersonic Engine Thrust
The Air Force said Aug. 5 that it recently set a record for the highest thrust produced by an air-breathing hypersonic engine in service history during a nine-month testing period. […]
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SpaceAir Force Gearing Up to Launch Atlas V Rocket with Latest AEHF Payload
The Air Force is ready to launch the latest Advanced EHF satellite payload Aug. 8, after a component issue on the rocket caused a monthlong delay. The Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyTroops Overseas to Test Counter-UAS Laser Weapon Systems
Two prototype high energy laser weapon systems built by Raytheon [RTN] will be deployed to troops overseas as part of an Air Force experiment, the company said Aug. 5. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRaytheon-DARPA Hypersonic Program Completes Baseline Design Review
One of the Air Force’s major hypersonic weapons programs recently underwent a successful baseline design review, contractor Raytheon [RTN] said July 29. The Tactical Boost Glide (TBG) program, a joint […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Working Over $3.5 Billion In Hypersonic Programs; Northrop, Raytheon Playing Too
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has more than $3.5 billion worth of business it has captured in hypersonic weapons, with a lot of the development work expected to move into the prototype […]
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Air ForceBoeing Triggers Nuclear Option, Walks Away From ‘Unfair’ ICBM Competition
Citing “unfair” competition from a rival with a captive solid rocket motor business, Boeing Co. [BA] this week walked away from a potentially $25 billion Air Force contract to build […]
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Air ForceAir Force Vice Chief of Staff: First Flight of B-21 Expected Around Late 2021
The Air Force is currently expecting to see first flight of the B-21 next-generation bomber around December 2021, the service’s number-two military official revealed July 24. Speaking at an Air […]
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Air ForceAir Force Pilots Conduct First Flight of New Combat Rescue Helicopter
Air Force pilots conducted their first flight of the Sikorsky [LMT] HH-60W, slated to be the service’s new combat rescue helicopter to replace the aging HH-60G Pave Hawks. The 413th […]