Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Declares Second GPS III Satellite ‘Available for Launch’
The Air Force has declared the second GPS III satellite complete, tested and ready to launch, the system’s manufacturer Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Tuesday. Having the second GPS III satellite […]
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ArmyOfficial: Meeting Early 2020s Goal For Hypersonics, Directed Energy Will Require Unified Service Effort
The Pentagon’s plan to deploy the first hypersonics and directed energy (DE) weapons capabilities by the early 2020s and match increasing investments from China and Russia will require the services […]
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Air ForceGAO: As Maintenance Builds, New Air Force Pave Hawk Replacement To Arrive Ahead of Schedule
The Air Force’s new combat search-and-rescue helicopters are slated to be delivered months early, but a new government-issued report detailing the current fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawks’ maintenance woes indicates […]
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ArmyGAO: Military Services Do Not Track All Aviation Mishap Data, Do So Differently
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit of the information the military collects about aviation mishaps found the services do not track all relevant data and each have different standards, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Inching Closer to T-X Contract Award
The Air Force has asked industry partners competing for the lucrative advanced pilot trainer program to submit their final proposal reviews (FPR), marking another step closer to awarding a T-X […]
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SpaceAir Force Awards First Contract for New Missile Warning Satellite
Lockheed Martin [LMT] was awarded Tuesday a contract not to exceed $2.9 billion for three Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Space Vehicles intended to enhance the U.S. military’s early […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Awarded Second Air Force Hypersonic Weapon Prototype Contract
The U.S. Air Force today awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a potential $480 million contract to design a second hypersonic weapon prototype. The contract will provide the critical design review, test […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Contract for New Tech to Combat Laser Attacks
The Air Force last Friday awarded UES Inc., a Dayton, Ohio-based science-and-technology firm, a $49.1 million contract to develop new technologies to help counter laser attacks against its aircraft. The […]
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Air ForceBoeing to Study Risk Reduction for Radios, Other Systems on KC-46 Tanker
Boeing [BA] has been awarded a contract modification worth about $10 million for a Block 1 risk-reduction study for the KC-46A Pegasus tanker. The award, released Aug. 7, “allows for […]
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ArmyGuard Troops, Dozens Of Aircraft Deployed To Fight West Coast Wildfires
At least 1,500 National Guard troops with more than two-dozen aircraft have deployed to fight the wildfires raging through Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. The largest of several wildfire […]