Air Force
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SpaceNASA Set To Launch Water-Watching Satellites
NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) say they are on track to launch a pair of Earth-observing satellites May 22 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from […]
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Air ForceAir Force Resisting ‘Requirements Creep’ As It Assesses Light-Attack Planes
The Air Force, which is evaluating potential candidates for a fleet of light-attack aircraft, is trying to avoid adding unnecessary requirements that could hamper its work, a service official said […]
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Air ForceAir Force May Seek Funding Shift For New ICBM
The U.S. Air Force may ask Congress to move around previously approved funds for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) because the program is running ahead of schedule, according to […]
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Air ForceAir Force May Seek Funding Shift For New ICBM
The U.S. Air Force may ask Congress to move around previously approved funds for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) because the program is running ahead of schedule, according to […]
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Air ForceAir Force Pursuing Makeover For Operationally Responsive Space Office
The U.S. Air Force is beefing up the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) office to help the 11-year-old organization improve its ability to quickly develop urgently needed space capabilities, service Secretary Heather […]
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Air ForceAir Force Poring Over Maintenance Data To Help Prevent Plane Mishaps
Spurred by a recent rash of fatal military aviation mishaps, the U.S. Air Force has ordered a review of its maintenance efforts to ensure it is not missing any harbingers […]
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Air Force
Air Force Studying How To Expand F-35 Role As Joint Program Office Recedes
The U.S. Air Force is exploring how it will oversee its share of the F-35 Lightning II program in light of the Defense Department’s recent decision to give the military […]
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Air ForceAir Force Might Seek Bids For Light-Attack Aircraft In Fall
A U.S. Air Force competition to buy light-attack aircraft might formally begin in as few as five months, according to an industry source. The service has told aircraft manufacturers that […]
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ArmyMattis To Congress, FAA: Military Needs More Authority To Shoot Down Drones Over Bases
Privately owned drones routinely violate restricted airspace over military bases, ships and airfields and the Pentagon wants more authority to shoot them down, Defense Secretary James Mattis on May 9 […]
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Air ForceDoD, Lockheed Martin Agree To Resume F-35 Deliveries
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has resumed delivering F-35 Lightning IIs to the U.S. Department Defense after a corrosion problem halted those shipments for over a month. The “acceptance hold,” which was […]