Air Force
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Air ForceReport: Air Force Fleets Ill-Prepared to Meet Tomorrow’s Battles
After years of prolonged operations and little chance of a decreased tempo in years to come, the U.S. Air Force faces force structure shortfalls to varying degrees for each of […]
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Air ForceFirst GPS III Satellite Arrives at Cape Canaveral
The first of 10 new Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built GPS III satellites has arrived at Cape Canaveral, Fla., ahead of a projected December launch date, the company said on Monday. The […]
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Navy/USMCMALD-X Expendable Decoy Finishes Free Flight Demos
The Department of Defense (DoD) successfully conducted a series of free flight demonstrations of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-X (MALD-X) this week, the Department said on Thursday. The MALD-X is […]
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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 […]