Air Force
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Navy/USMCLockheed Martin Gets Another $1.8 Billion For F-35 Block 4
The Navy on Friday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $1.8 billion contract to continue design maturation and development of F-35 Block 4 capabilities. This award specifically is in support of […]
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SpaceAir Force’s June R&D Launch to Test Space X’s Falcon Heavy Reusability in ‘Most Challenging’ Mission Yet
The Air Force’s upcoming launch of 24 new research-and-development payloads will demonstrate the performance of Space X’s Falcon Heavy launch vehicle for the first time on a Defense Department mission. […]
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Air ForceL3 Wins Multi-Million Air Force Contract for C-130H Avionics Upgrade
The Air Force on June 4 awarded L3 Technologies [LLL] a $499.5 million contract to provide an avionics upgrade for 176 C-130H Hercules aircraft. The competitive fixed-price-incentive-firm contract involves avionics […]
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CongressOver 600 Personnel To Transfer From STRATCOM To New SPACECOM
The U.S. Space Command’s stand up is well underway, with initial responsibilities identified and over 600 U.S. Strategic Command personnel scheduled to transfer, but leaders have not yet determined an […]
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CongressHASC Subcommittee Wants SDA to Focus on New PNT Capabilities, Commercial SSA Procurement
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) Strategic Forces Subcommittee included two assignments for the nascent Space Development Agency (SDA) in its fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) markup […]
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BudgetHASC Subcommittee to Authorize Two F-15EX Buys, Require Program Plans For Future Procurement
The House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee wants to authorize the Air Force to procure two F-15EX aircraft for prototype development in fiscal year 2020, but prohibit […]
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SpaceAir Force Solicits Industry for New Rapid Space Launch Capabilities
The Air Force released May 30 a request for information (RFI) for capabilities for new rapid space launch initiatives. “The US Air Force is investigating the possible procurement of a […]
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Air ForceBoeing Bags $259 Million Air Force Deal for Weapon Planning Software
Boeing [BA] has won an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity U.S. Air Force contract worth up to $259 million to provide weapon planning software for a host of U.S. military and its allied platforms […]
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SpaceNorthrop Declares First Stage Test of New OmegA Rocket a Success
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems [NOC] conducted a largely successful ground test of the first stage of its new OmegA launch vehicle May 30, completing a step toward the goal of […]
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InternationalSikorsky Offers CH-53K to German Air Force
Sikorsky [LMT] has formally offered the CH-53K King Stallion as the German Luftwaffe’s next heavy lift helicopter. A formal request for proposals for the “Schwerer Transporthubschrauber” (STH) program is expected this […]