Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Begins Broad Review Of Programs
The U.S. Air Force has launched a two-month review of all of its programs to determine whether some of them are no longer needed, according to a service official. The review, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Secretary Eyes Research Funding Boost
U.S. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said Jan. 18 that she wants to increase the portion of the service’s budget devoted to science and technology. The Air Force currently spends […]
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Air ForceAcquisition Nominees Call For Prototyping Before Buying Major Weapon Systems
Rapid experimental prototyping of the sort that resulted in the SR-71 Blackbird and F-117 stealth fighter is the key to keeping major weapon system development programs on track, according to […]
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Air ForceAir Force Mulling How To Meet Hill Mandate To Kill New Space Directorate
The U.S. Air Force is evaluating how to implement a congressional requirement that it disband its new space operations directorate, service Secretary Heather Wilson said Jan. 5. “We will comply […]
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Air ForceAir Force Nearing Completion Of ISR Plan
The U.S. Air Force, which is writing a report on how it hopes to improve its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities in the coming years, plans to finish the document […]
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Air ForceBoeing Gets Contracts To Build F-15s For Qatar, KC-46 For Japan
Boeing [BA] has formally snagged two major foreign orders for military planes: F-15QA fighters for Qatar and a KC-46 tanker for Japan. The Pentagon announced Dec. 22 that Boeing was […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Test New Swarming Cruise Missile On F-16
The Air Force Research Laboratory plans to use an F-16 fighter jet to conduct initial demonstrations of its new Gray Wolf cruise missile, according to Lockheed Martin [LMT], one of […]
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Air ForceKC-46A Tanker Receives First Of Two FAA Certifications
The KC-46A Pegasus tanker that Boeing [BA] is developing for the U.S. Air Force has received the first of two airworthiness certifications it must get from the Federal Aviation Administration […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards $2.2 Billion Contract To Support T-6 Trainer
The U.S. Air Force has awarded a five-year contract valued at up to $2.2 billion to JPATS Logistics Services to manage the supply chain for T-6 Texan II training aircraft, […]
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Air ForceLawmakers Push For Funding To Restart A-10 Wing Production
A group of 20 lawmakers led by Rep. Martha McSally (R-Ariz.) is urging leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees to include funding in the final fiscal year 2018 […]