Air Force
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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. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Base Grounds T-6A Trainers After Physiological Events
Vance Air Force Base in Oklahoma has grounded its T-6A Texan II trainer planes while it investigates a series of recent physiological events, the Air Force said last week. Flights […]
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Air ForceAir Force Nears Final RFP For GPS III Follow-On Production
The final request for proposals for building the next batch of Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites will be released on or near Dec. 7, the U.S. Air Force announced […]
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Air ForceAir Force Base Halts Flying After T-38 Crash
Laughlin Air Force Base in Texas has suspended flight operations through the Thanksgiving weekend following the fatal crash of one of its T-38 Talon trainer jets. The pause will allow […]
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Air ForceAir Force F-22 Operates In Afghanistan For First Time
The U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor dropped 250-pound Small Diameter Bombs on a Taliban opium processing plant in northern Helmand province Nov. 19, marking the first time the Lockheed Martin […]
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Air ForceAir Combat Command Eyes Organizational Changes To Enhance Multi-Domain Operations
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command (ACC) is studying potential organizational changes to improve its ability to operate seamlessly across multiple domains, ACC’s leader said Nov. 20. The review […]
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Air ForceDoD Buys Ride On Virgin’s New Satellite Launcher
The U.S. Department of Defense has purchased its first flight on LauncherOne, Virgin Orbit’s new satellite-launching rocket, the company said Nov. 16. Under an other-transaction-agreement (OTA) award from the Air […]
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Navy/USMCU.S. Transportation Command Eyes Replacing Reserve Cargo Ships
U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) is working with the Navy to develop plans to replace the military’s aging reserve fleet of cargo ships, the command’s leader said Nov. 15. TRANSCOM and the […]
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BudgetLawmakers Agree To Space Revamp Without Space Corps
House and Senate negotiators have crafted a final version of the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill that overhauls military space management but stops short of accepting a controversial House proposal […]