Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Once Again Halts KC-46 Deliveries Due to Debris on Boeing Flight Line
Air Force leadership said April 2 that it has halted deliveries of the Boeing [BA]-made KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueler for the second time in less than two months after inspectors […]
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InternationalPentagon Halts Deliveries of F-35s to Turkey Pending S-400 Procurement
The Pentagon has ceased deliveries of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) bound for Turkey and associated activities as Ankara continues to pursue the Russian-made S-400 weapon system, the department confirmed […]
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Air ForceRaytheon, Lockheed Look to Get Ahead of Huge NAS Radar Contract
Raytheon [RTN] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are teaming up to chase a contract to update U.S. National Airspace infrastructure with new, multipurpose radars. In an attempt to both modernize the […]
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SpaceHASC Chair: Air Force Moving Too Fast on Launch Services Procurement Program
The leader of the House Armed Services Committee voiced his concern regarding the Air Force’s plan to procure launch service agreements with commercial vendors in a March 28 letter to […]
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SpaceAir Force Requires $632 Million in Above-Threshold Requirements Funding to Launch New Early Warning Satellites by 2025
As the Air Force continues to develop its next generation of early missile warning satellites, it requires an additional $632 million in fiscal year 2019 to meet an initial launch […]
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InternationalSenators Introduce New Bipartisan Bill to Block F-35 Sales to Turkey
Four senators introduced a bill March 28 that would prohibit the foreign military sales of Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Turkey so long as the NATO member […]
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Air ForceDoD Continues to Weigh Whether to Use Two Rocket Motor Suppliers for GBSD Program
The Pentagon continues to assess the costs and benefits of directing the two contractors building the forthcoming Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) to partner with the two remaining rocket builders in […]
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Air ForceAir Force Selects Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota to Host First B-21
The Air Force’s first operational B-21 Raider bomber will be based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, the service announced March 27. Ellsworth, which is home to 27 B-1B […]
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Air ForceAir Force Looking to Field New ‘Skyborg’ AI Concept by 2023
The Air Force Research Laboratory is aiming to field the new prototype autonomous, unmanned combat air vehicle dubbed “Skyborg” by 2023, the service said March 27. Air Force Assistant Secretary […]
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Air ForceUpgraded U.S. Air Force Trainer T-1A Completes First Flight
The first U.S. Air Force T-1A Jayhawk upgraded with a Collins Aerospace [COL] Pro Line 21 avionics suite recently completed its first successful flight. Under an Air Force avionics modernization […]