Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Awaiting AT&L Approval Of Wideband SATCOM AoA Guidance
The Air Force is waiting for Pentagon acquisition overseers to sign off on its wideband satellite communications (SATCOM) analysis of alternatives (AoA), giving one satellite operator executive hope the Air […]
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Air ForceBoeing, Lockheed Rack Up More Orders For P-8, F-35
Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] both gobbled up military aircraft sales during Thanksgiving week, with Norway announcing plans to buy five Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance planes and Lockheed […]
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Air ForceL-3 Sues Air Force Over Australian C-27J Training Support Contract
L-3 Communications [LLL] is suing the Air Force over a unilateral price determination made in a contract for support of Australian C-27s that the company argues cost it roughly $3.6 […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Locks Up $1.2 Billion Korean F-16 Upgrade Deal
Lockheed Martin [LMT] officially brought home the $1.2 billion contract to upgrade a portion of South Korea’s F-16 fleet it has long coveted. The deal covers radar, avionics and flight-control […]
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Air ForceTrump’s Pentagon Transition Team Includes Former Industry Officials, Generals
Two former defense industry officials, Army officers, and a Beltway think-tank analyst are included on President-elect Donald Trump’s Defense Department transition team. The list of nine names was published on […]
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Air ForceRumored SECDEF Candidate Cotton Says U.S. Should Support NATO, Modernize Nuclear Arsenal
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), whose name has been run through the rumor mill this week as a possible candidate for Secretary of Defense under President-elect Donald Trump, on Thursday emphasized […]
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Air ForceSmith Wants Savings In New ICBM Effort
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the Air Force to spend less on its new ICBM effort than the service has proposed. HASC Ranking Member […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Awards Technica Contract Up To $224 Million For Communications And IT Services Support
The U.S. Air Force awarded Technica Corporation up to $224 million in a NETCENTS – 2 Network Operations Small Business task order to manage communications networks and information technology services, […]
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Air ForceMcCain Rips Carter For F-35 Cost Overruns
Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) prior to the election ripped Defense Secretary Ashton Carter for “yet another delay” in the F-35’s completion of system development and […]
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Air ForceBridenstine Expresses Interest in Air Force Secretary, NASA Administrator Positions
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member and space guru Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) would be interested in serving as either Air Force secretary or NASA administrator in the Donald Trump administration […]