Air Force
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Air ForceUse Of Commercial Imagery Under TacSRT Likely To Grow, Space Force Official Says
Military use of commercial imagery through Space Systems Command’s tactical surveillance, reconnaisance, and tracking (TacSRT) effort is likely to grow, a U.S. Space Force official said on Friday. TacSRT has […]
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Air ForceDesign And Production Challenges Loom For C-5M, C-17 Replacement
Design and production challenges for a new, potentially stealthy airlifter loom large for the U.S. Air Force, the head of U.S. Transportation Command said on Thursday. Asked by Senate Armed […]
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Air ForceAir Force Flight Tests Affordable Missile Demonstrator With Ursa Major Engine
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on Thursday said it recently conducted a first flight test of the Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator (ARMD) powered by Ursa Major’s Draper liquid rocket […]
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SpaceSpace Force Surveying Industry On Collaboration With Canada On Allied Space Domain Awareness C2
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) wants insights from domestic and allied nation companies on possible collaboration with Canada on an allied command and control (C2) system for […]
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Air ForceSignificant Department Of Air Force Readiness Boost May Come from Process Automation, Epsilon3 Exec Says
El Segundo, Calif.-based startup Epsilon3 says it has contracts with the Air Force and Space Force to digitize manual testing and launch processes–an artificial intelligence-informed effort that the company believes […]
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Air ForceUSAF Weighing Alternative To Stand-in Attack Weapon
Last December, the Air Force said that proprietary data rights justified a sole source, $100 million, follow-on contract to Northrop Grumman [NOC] for development of its Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), […]
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Unmanned SystemsIn Response To Flag Concerns, DoD Looks To Reduce Drone Prices, As Order for 30,000 Looms
The Pentagon is bargain shopping for Group 1 drones, as other countries, including Ukraine and China, have taken advantage of consumer electronics-level prices to bolster their stables. “In last spring’s […]
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Air ForceSTRATCOM Wants Innovation Alliance To Advance NC3 Technologies
U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) at Offutt AFB, Neb., is creating an NC3 Innovation Alliance under STRATCOM’s NC3 Enterprise Center (NEC) to advance technologies for nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3). […]
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Air ForceTwo Re-Entry Vehicles Featured In Latest Minuteman III Test, AFGSC Says
The latest Air Force Minuteman III test on Tuesday featured multiple unarmed re-entry vehicles. Last month’s lapse of New START between Russia and the U.S. may lead to a rethinking […]
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SpaceAeroVironment Investing In Albuquerque Expansion As SCAR Negotiations Continue
AeroVironment, Inc. [AVAV] is investing in expansion in Albuquerque, N.M., as the company continues negotiations with the Space Force on the provision of Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) antennas for […]