Air Force
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Air ForceSenate Nears Vote On Air Force Secretary Nominee
The Senate plans to vote May 8 on the nomination of former Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) to be Air Force secretary, according to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). A hold that […]
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Air ForceBoeing And Leonardo Show Off MH-139 UH-1N Replacement Offering
PHILADELPHIA–Boeing [BA] and Italy’s Leonardo said Monday they are confident their MH-139 is the best value to the taxpayer for the UH-1N Huey helicopter replacement program. Boeing revealed in March it […]
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ArmySOCOM Acquisition Trailblazing Could Streamline DoD Weapon Buying
Special Operations Command (SOCOM), which relies on the military services to provide much of its enabling technologies and platforms, has begun blazing trails to new technologies and sharing that knowledge […]
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CongressTRANSCOM Learned ‘Surprising Amount’ From Wargame, Command Chief Says
U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), which recently conducted its first contested-environment wargame, uncovered a “surprising amount” of lessons learned from that activity, the head of TRANSCOM said May 2. “We’ve adapted […]
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Air ForceSecond Boeing T-X Aircraft Takes Flight
Boeing [BA] and partner Saab completed the first flight of their second production-ready T-X aircraft, according to a Boeing statement. The second T-X aircraft is identical to the first and […]
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Air ForceAir Force Starts Own Bug Bounty Program
U.S. Air Force officials announced Wednesday the start of a new Defense Department “bug bounty” program directed at the service to find cyber vulnerabilities in public-facing websites. This new bug […]
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Air ForceAir Univ. Study Suggests Air Force Further Use OTAs For Low Cost Access To Space
A December study produced by Air University suggests the Air Force further use the Pentagon’s other transaction authority (OTA) to partner with domestic commercial firms pursuing quick and rapid launch […]
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Air ForceMeyerson Laments Air Force Lethargy Toward Streamlining Commercial Launch Licensing
A top commercial space executive on Wednesday lamented the Air Force’s slow pace toward eliminating duplicative requirements and approvals for commercial launches, despite a pair of 2016 letters from a […]
