Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Issues Draft RFP For Next Order Of GPS III Satellites
The Air Force has taken a step toward re-competing production of Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites by releasing a draft solicitation for up to 22 spacecraft. Industry feedback on […]
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Air ForceGulfstream Developing In-Flight Refueling For Military Users
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Gulfstream Aerospace, a General Dynamics [GD] company, is developing an in-flight refueling capability for its G550 business jet that it hopes will help it win military orders, […]
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Navy/USMCF-35 Acquisition Cost Jumps Above $400 Billion In Latest Cost Estimate
The total cost of acquiring the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has risen more than $27 billion due to an increase in per-unit cost because the Pentagon has […]
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Air ForceAir Force Terminates Air Operations Center Contract With Northrop Grumman
The U.S. Air Force announced July 13 that it has terminated its contract with Northrop Grumman [NOC] to modernize the Air Operations Center Weapon System (AOC WS), saying it plans to […]
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Air ForceEfforts To Tie Nuclear Modernization Spending To Posture Review Largely Fail In House
Efforts to slow modernization of the nuclear triad until the Defense Department completes a comprehensive study of the programs’ total cost largely failed to make it into the House version […]
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Air ForceNDAA Amendment To Allow Base Closures Fails In House
An amendment to delete a ban on base closures from the House version of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) failed Thursday prior to consideration of the bill. The […]
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CongressSecretary Mattis Urges Congress To Nix Proposed Space Corps
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is urging Congress to reject a House proposal to set up a space corps in the Air Force Department, saying that the provision in the fiscal […]
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Air ForcePlanes Begin Arriving At Air Force Base For Light Attack Experiment
An A-29 Super Tucano turboprop provided by Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) and Embraer Defense & Security has arrived at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico to participate in the […]
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Air ForceAir Force Seeking Authority To Counter Drones At U.S. Bases
The U.S. Air Force is seeking authority to use anti-drone equipment to defend against small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that accidentally or intentionally fly onto its homeland bases, according to the […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Finish Study On New Air-to-Air Fighter In 2018
The U.S. Air Force, which is conducting a study of options for its next air-to-air fighter, expects to finish that review in about a year, a service official said July […]