Air Force
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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 […]
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Air ForceDoD, Congress In ‘Dialogue’ On Proposed Space Corps
Prompted by a controversial House-passed proposal to create a space corps in the Air Force Department, the Department of Defense has begun a “very good dialogue” with Congress on how […]
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Air ForceAir Force KC-46A Tanker Refuels Another KC-46A For First Time
The U.S. Air Force’s new KC-46A Pegasus tanker has refueled another KC-46A in flight for the first time, prime contractor Boeing [BA] announced Oct. 11. During the recent four-hour flight, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Accepts First GPS III Satellite From Lockheed Martin
The U.S. Air Force has formally accepted the first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite from prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT], the company announced Oct. 10. The “available for launch” […]