Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Plans Light Attack Aircraft Experiment For Spring
The Air Force in planning an experiment in the spring to see what type of off-the-shelf aircraft could fulfill a light attack aircraft requirement, according to a service spokesman. Air […]
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ArmyTrump’s Military Rebuilding Memo Is More Sentiment Than Substance Until Details Available
President Donald Trump last week signed a memorandum calling for Defense Department officials to prepare for rebuilding the military, delivering on a promise he trumpeted at almost every campaign stop. […]
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Navy/USMCIn Claiming $600m Cut To F-35 Program, Trump Takes Credit For Baked-In Savings
Without context or explanation, President Donald Trump on Monday claims to have negotiated a deal with Lockheed Martin [LMT] to shave $600 million from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Boeing $2 Billion For Third KC-46A Production Lot
The Air Force on Friday awarded Boeing [BA] a $2.1 billion contract for 15 KC-46A aerial refueling tanker aircraft, spare engines and wing air refueling pod kits, according to a […]
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Mattis Calls For Review Of F-35, PAR Programs
Defense Secretary James Mattis on Thursday called for separate immediate reviews of the F-35 and Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization (PAR) programs, not long after President Donald Trump criticized the programs for […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon/Leonardo Team Withdraws From T-X Competition
Raytheon [RTN] and Italy’s Leonardo decided to jointly not pursue the U.S. Air Force Advanced Pilot Training Program, T-X, the companies said Wednesday. The companies announced their intention to team together […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Says F-35 Profits On Plan Despite Trump’s Focus On Affordability
Lockheed Martin [LMT] will increase profit margins on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter while decreasing the per-aircraft price tag amid high profile pressure from President Donald Trump to contain costs on the […]
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Analysts: ‘Starving’ Pentagon Could Choke On Infusion Of Modernization Funding
After a lengthy hiatus in modernization spending, a ‘starving’ Pentagon is ill suited to absorb a cash windfall under the Trump Administration, according to defense analysts. Funding for new defense […]
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Air ForceAir Force Launches SBIRS GEO-3
The Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA) on Friday launched the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO-3 satellite. Liftoff took place at 7:42 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force […]
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Air ForceTrump’s Proposed Air Force Secretary Subject To DOE IG Probe In 2013
The woman who President Donald Trump plans to nominate to serve as the next Air Force secretary was subject to an Energy Department inspector general (IG) probe in 2013 that […]