Air Force
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SpaceSpace Force Awards Contracts Worth Up To $981 Million For Test And Training Technologies
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded contracts to 15 companies for advanced technologies for test and training–contracts that could be worth a total of $981 million over […]
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Air ForceGAO Advises USAF To Delay Production Decision For B-52 CERP Until Service Analyzes Cost Growth, Schedule Delays
As the B-52 fleet of 75 bombers enters its seventh decade of service, most of the aircraft’s modernization efforts–worth more than $20 billion–are facing risks, according to a new Government […]
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Air ForceAir Force Budget Has T-7A Funding “Wedge” To Account For Any EMD Changes
DAYTON, Ohio–The Air Force’s plan to approve the three low-rate initial production (LRIP) lots one by one for the Boeing [BA] T-7A Red Hawk includes a funding “wedge” to ensure […]
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Air ForceUSAF Looking at ISR Niches for Group 2 and Group 3 Drones
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force is examining niches that Group 2 and Group 3 drones could fill in the service’s future intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) network. This month, the […]
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Space$1.6 Billion In NSSL Phase 3, Lane 1 Task Orders Awarded To SpaceX
SpaceX [SPCX] has won $1.6 billion in two task orders for 18 launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., for the company’s Falcon 9 rocket by the end of next […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNGAP Not Tied To F-47, But To Ensuring U.S. Propulsion Advantage, Official Says
DAYTON, Ohio–The Air Force development of the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) engine is not tied to the Boeing [BA] F-47 fighter, but instead to ensuring U.S. propulsion superiority, a […]
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Air ForceMitigation Or Fix Of Five Cat 1 KC-46A Deficiencies Needed Before USAF Will Obligate FY 2028 Funds
DAYTON, Ohio–The U.S. Air Force will not obligate fiscal 2028 multi-year procurement funds for 75 additional Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tankers under a program extension (PEX) until the service is […]
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Air ForceAir Force Leadership And AETC Consult On Uses For Future F-35As Delivered Without Radars
DAYTON, Ohio–Air Force leadership is consulting with Air Education and Training Command (AETC) on uses for F-35As that lack radars, as the bulkhead for Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] future APG-85 radar […]
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Air ForceLeidos Awarded $717 Million Air Force Contract To Continue ISR Support
Leidos [LDOS] on Tuesday said it received a potential $717 million task order from the Air Force’s Air Combat Command (ACC) to continue providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) support […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Takes $280 Million Charge On Air Force One In Second Quarter; Risk Low On KC-46
Boeing [BA] on Tuesday said it recorded $280 million of losses on the Air Force VC-25B program—Air Force One—to account for more investment in “production and certification resources,” but the […]