Air Force
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Air ForceHouse Appropriations’ Draft Defense Bill Funds New F-15s and Extra F-35s
The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) released its draft fiscal year 2020 defense appropriations bill May 14, with plans to fully fund the Air Force’s request for new F-15EX fighter jets […]
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Air ForceAir Force Facing ‘Terrible Situation’ With Delayed Funding To Repair Damage At Bases, Wilson Says
The Air Force secretary said Monday a continued delay in supplemental funding to repair hurricane and flooding damage at the Tyndall and Offutt Air Force Bases could result in losing […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyGulfstream Developing Artificial Intelligence for Future Special-Mission Airplanes
SAVANNAH, Ga. — General Dynamics [GD] Gulfstream is developing artificial intelligence and a data concentration network for the G500 as options for future special mission aircraft manufactured here, executives told Defense […]
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Air ForceULA Receives Air Force Order for Future NRO Launch
The Air Force has awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) a $149 million contract modification for the second of three planned launch missions for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the service […]
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CongressHouse Members Send Bipartisan Letter Pushing for More C-130Js in FY ’20 Budget
Over 60 House members sent a letter May 8 to the leaders of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee (HAC-D) requesting an additional eight C-130J […]
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Air ForceAir Force Releases First of Two Notices of Intent to Buy Light Attack Aircraft
The Air Force released May 8 a notice of intent to solicit proposals from Sierra Nevada Corp. [SNC] for light attack aircraft, and intends to soon release a second similar […]
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Business/FinancialSaab to Open New Manufacturing and Production Facility for T-X in Indiana
Saab will open a new advanced manufacturing and production site in West Lafayette, Indiana, where it will produce final assembly for its components of the Air Force’s new T-X trainer […]
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Navy/USMCV-22 Program Seeks Savings In Foreign Customers, But 2020 Deadline Looms
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Having Japan as a foreign military sales partner on the V-22 could end up saving the U.S. government $60 million or more over the life of the program, […]
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SpaceAir Force Releases RFP for Phase 2 of Launch Services Procurement Program
The Air Force released a request for proposals (RFP) May 3 for Phase 2 of its launch service procurement (LSP) effort, with the intent to award contracts to two providers […]
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Air ForceHASC Members Introduce Bill to Prevent Turkey from Receiving F-35
Three members of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) this week introduced a new bill designed to limit the transfer of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Turkey as long […]