Air Force
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Air ForceF-22 Controls Unmanned General Atomics MQ-20 Drone In Industry Demo
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) on Monday announced the successful test of an F-22 Raptor fighter controlling an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the first time […]
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SpacePentagon Official Decries Cyber “Complacency”
RESTON, Va.–The new Netflix movie, House of Dynamite, concerning an unattributed nuclear weapons launch due to satellite missile warning failure and hacking of U.S. computer systems, “absolutely is reality, ladies […]
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SpacePentagon Moving To Implement Report By SDA Review Team, Including More Systems Engineering Focus To Reduce Concurrency
Pentagon acquisition chief Michael Duffey has approved the Space Development Agency’s Independent Review Team (SDA IRT) report, which team members signed off on in May–an approval that had been on […]
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SpaceNew Glenn Has Second Certification Flight For U.S. Space Force NSSL
Blue Origin‘s New Glenn heavy launch rocket had its second certification flight for the U.S. Space Force National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, as the rocket lifted a NASA mission […]
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Air ForceUSAF Examining Lower Cost Counter-Air Missile Program With 1,000-3,500 Annual Full-Rate Production
The stand-in strike division of Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s armament directorate (AFLCMC/EBI) at Eglin AFB, Fla., is surveying companies to help determine requirements and an acquisition strategy for […]
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SpaceRemote Sensing Could Help Fill Void In On-Site Nuclear Inspections, FAS Says
Government and commercial imagery could help fill a void in on-site nuclear inspections, given the upcoming lapse in the New START Treaty protocol next February, according to a new report […]
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Air ForceAmentum Notches Up To $995 Million Contract For MQ-9 Maintenance
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command has awarded Amentum [AMTM] an up to $995 million, five-year contract for maintenance of the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper surveillance and attack drone, […]
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Air ForceAppropriations Language Directs USAF To Consider Ramping Up Hardened Shelters For Aircraft
Legislators want the U.S. Air Force to consider ramping up the build of hardened shelters, according to an explanatory statement of a deal to fund the government through Jan. 30, […]
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CongressSenate’s Deal To End Shutdown Funds Military Construction, Flexibilities For E-7, Shipbuilding
The Senate is moving ahead on a deal to end the shutdown with a stopgap funding measure that includes spending flexibilities for the E-7 Wedgetail and prior year shipbuilding programs […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon and Lockheed Martin to Have “Preferred Access” to SRMs Built at Avio’s Future SRM Plant
RTX‘s [RTX] Raytheon and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with Italy’s Avio SpA to help build a “state of the art” solid rocket motor (SRM) plant […]