Air Force
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Air ForcePence To Visit Air Force Nuclear Base
Vice President Mike Pence plans to visit Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota Oct. 27 to review the base’s two nuclear missions, Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) announced Oct. 25. […]
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BudgetCongress Might Finish Defense Authorization Bill In Days
Leaders of a House-Senate conference committee expressed hope Oct. 25 that they will quickly wrap up negotiations on a final version of the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill. Sen. […]
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Business/FinancialTaxes Hit Boeing’s Earnings In Third Quarter; New Tanker Charge Disclosed
Higher tax and pension expenses hit Boeing’s [BA] bottom line in the third quarter and the company said it took another over $300 million in unexpected charges related to its […]
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Air ForceU.S. Africa Command Building Drone Site In Central Niger
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) says it is building an “operating location” for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in central Niger to enhance its collection of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) information […]
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Air ForceArmy Might Boost Hellfire Production By Thousands Of Missiles
To meet warfighters’ growing demand for the AGM-114 Hellfire missile, the U.S. Army says it might increase production of the air-to-ground weapon by several thousand missiles a year. The Army […]
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Air ForceTold To Speed Acquisition, Military Officials Increasingly Turn To Open Architecture Systems
Senior military officials and lawmakers are sending a clear two-word message to the Defense Department acquisition community: Go faster. Increasingly the military services are interpreting that order, along with legislation […]
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Air ForceAir Force Contract Award For T-X Trainer May Slip To Spring
The U.S. Air Force, which has been aiming to pick a prime contractor for its new T-X training jet by year’s end, may delay a decision until the spring to […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Boost Production Of Heavily Used Munitions
The U.S. Air Force plans to increase production of four precision-guided munitions to meet high demand from warfighters across the globe, a service official said Oct. 17. “Weapons are a […]
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Air ForceF-35A Heads To Alaska For Cold-Weather Tests
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II arrived at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, Alaska, last week to demonstrate two key cold-weather capabilities over the next few months. The conventional-takeoff-and-landing […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s Compass Call Replacement Clears Preliminary Design Review
The EC-X, the planned replacement for the U.S. Air Force’s aging EC-130H Compass Call electronic-attack aircraft, underwent a preliminary design review in late September, according to L3 Technologies [LLL], the […]