Air Force
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Air ForceKC-46 Finishes Phase II Receiver Certification Testing
Boeing’s [BA] KC-46 next-generation tanker program finished its Phase II receiver certification flight testing after a final set of tests, the company said Monday. The latest flight tests lasted three […]
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PentagonDoD Awards Nearly $400 Million for F-35 Engine Sustainment
The Pentagon on Friday awarded Pratt & Whitney nearly $400 million for a contract modification that provides for performance-based logistics sustainment for the F-35 joint strike fighter’s engine system. Pratt & […]
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Air ForceAir Force Seeks New Tech to Improve Education, Training
The Air Force is seeking emerging technologies and ways to apply artificial intelligence and cloud-based systems to “enhance the effectiveness” of air education and training, according to a request for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Lowering F-35 Simulator Costs Through 3-D Printing
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is using 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, technology to lower the cost of manufacturing F-35 flight simulators by an estimated $11 million over the next five years. […]
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Air ForceNewly Minted Collins Aerospace to Upgrade B-1 Trainers
Collins Aerospace [UTX], formerly Rockwell Collins, will update B-1 Lancer training systems for Aero Simulation Inc. (ASI), which last month received a contract for B-1 training system sustainment from the […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s First GPS III Satellite Scheduled for Launch in Mid-December
The Air Force’s first GPS III satellite has been scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on Dec. 18, the service’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) […]
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SpaceReport Finds Space Force Could Cost Less than $3 Billion in New Funding
A new independent report released Monday asserts that it will take between $1.5 billion and $2.7 billion over five years to stand up some variation of a separate military branch […]
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Air ForceTwo Major KC-46 Deficiencies Downgraded by Air Force
The Air Force has recently downgraded two category-1 deficiencies tied to the Boeing [BA] developed KC-46 next-generation tanker program to a category-2 designation, Defense Daily has learned. Following a deficiency review board […]
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Air Force Awards Lockheed Martin $172 Million for Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles
The Air Force on Thursday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $172 million fixed-price incentive-fee contract for Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs) Lot 2 production. The contract includes production of 50 LRASMs. […]
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Air Force, Boeing Still Working For KC-46 To Be Ready By End of Year
The Air Force and Boeing [BA] are working on ways to address multiple deficiencies in the KC-46 aerial refueling aircraft, but it’s appearing less and less likely that the service […]