Air Force
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CongressNew GPS Receiver Cards To Exceed DoD Cost Estimate By Billions, GAO Says
Installing new Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver cards on more than 700 different weapons systems will cost billions of dollars more than the Department of Defense’s estimate of $2.5 billion […]
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Air ForceAir Force Eyes Autonomous Flight Safety For All Space Launches
The U.S. Air Force says it plans to implement an autonomous flight safety system (AFSS) for all of its space launches in the next five years to make its operations […]
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Air ForceU.S. Forces In Afghanistan To Get More ISR Support
American forces in Afghanistan expect to receive more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets as the winding down of combat in Iraq and Syria frees up those systems for other […]
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Air ForceVance Air Force Base Resumes T-6A Flights
Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma resumed flying its T-6A Texan II trainer planes Dec. 5 after grounding the turboprops for nearly three weeks due to recent physiological events. While […]
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Air ForceAT&L Moves Oversight Of GPS III Satellites, KC-46A Tanker To Air Force
Decision-making authority for several major U.S. Air Force programs, including the Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite constellation and the KC-46A tanker, shifted from the Pentagon’s acquisition chief to the […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s First KC-46A Tanker Takes First Flight
Boeing [BA] has begun flight-testing the first KC-46A Pegasus refueling plane that it plans to deliver to the U.S. Air Force, the company announced late Dec. 5. During the tanker’s […]
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Air ForceNew Missile-Warning Satellites Must Be Easier To Defend Than Current Ones, General Says
The U.S. Air Force should make its next generation of missile-warning satellites easier to defend than the existing spacecraft due to growing threats from potential enemies, according to the head […]
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Air ForceDrone Sighting At Air Force Bomber Base Shows Need For Defenses, General Says
A recent drone sighting at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri underscores the need for the Air Force to continue developing systems to counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that trespass […]
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Air ForceRaytheon Protests Air Force Selection Of Northrop Radar For JSTARS Replacement
The U.S. Air Force has picked Northrop Grumman [NOC] to provide the radar for a potential replacement of the aging E-8C JSTARS ground-surveillance aircraft, but losing bidder Raytheon [RTN] has […]
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Air ForceAir Force Team To Study Future Needs For Electronic Warfare
The U.S. Air Force is forming a team to examine how the service should improve its electronic warfare (EW) capabilities to stay ahead of potential enemies in that key area. […]