Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Trying To Add Production Capacity For Precision Munitions
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The U.S. Air Force, whose demand for precision-guided munitions (PGMs) is straining its supply, is trying to increase the production capacity of those weapons, but an […]
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ArmyReadiness Of National Guard On Point, Chief Says
Amid overseas deployments and responding to natural disasters in the U.S. and its territories, the readiness of the National Guard is where it needs to be, Air Force Gen. Joseph […]
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Air ForceAir Force Boosting Logistical Support With Agile Software Development, 3-D Printing
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Air Force is embracing 3-D printing and improving its agile software development in order to improve the flexibility of its logistical support process and increase the efficiency […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Review Research Portfolio
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — With potential adversaries rapidly improving their capabilities, the U.S. Air Force is launching a year-long review of its research efforts to ensure it is poised to […]
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Air ForceAir Force Eyes 2018 Combat Demo For Light-Attack Aircraft
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. Air Force, which has been studying whether light-attack aircraft could serve as a low-cost supplement to its fighter jets, plans to conduct a light-attack combat […]
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Business/FinancialSaab Commits To U.S. Production Facility If Boeing Team Wins Trainer Contract
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Sweden’s Saab AB said on Tuesday said that if the Boeing [BA] team wins the U.S. Air Force’s multi-billion dollar contract to develop and build the T-X trainer […]
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Air ForceSenate Rejects House Plan To Form Space Corps
The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment to its fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill that would block a controversial House proposal to create a space corps. The Senate language, […]
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Air ForceBoeing, Lockheed Submit Bids For Air Force Huey Replacement
Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have announced that they submitted bids for the U.S. Air Force’s UH-1N Huey helicopter replacement program. Boeing said late Sept. 13 that its MH-139 […]
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Air ForceBoeing Lands Contract To Begin Designing New Air Force One
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a nearly $600 million contract modification to Boeing [BA] to conduct the initial design of a replacement for the Air Force One presidential jets, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Rethinking JSTARS Replacement
The U.S. Air Force, which has been preparing to replace its aging E-8C JSTARS ground-surveillance aircraft with a modified civil jet, has begun exploring whether a different approach might be […]