Air Force
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Air ForceAir Force Chief Praises McCain’s Light-Attack Fighter Proposal
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein on Jan. 18 welcomed a recent proposal by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for the service to buy hundreds of low-cost, light-attack fighters […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Taps BAE For F-22 HUD Modernization
Lockheed Martin [LMT] selected BAE Systems to modernize and replace the F-22’s heads-up display (HUD) for the U.S. Air Force, BAE said Monday. The contract calls for Britain’s BAE to […]
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Air ForceBoeing Chief Meets With Trump Again, Says Progress Made On Air Force One
Boeing [BA] CEO Dennis Muilenburg said on Tuesday following a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump that progress is being made on lowering planned costs for the Air Force One presidential […]
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Air ForceAir Force Cyber Declares Initial Operational Capability For New Cyber Defense Weapon Tool
The 24th Air Force (24AF) – Air Forces Cyber (AFCYBER) declared an initial operational capability (IOC) for its newest cyber weapons tool, the Automated Remediation Asset Discovery (ARAD), on Dec. […]
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Air ForceHewson Says Lockheed Martin Close To New Deal On New F-35 Contract
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is close to a new deal with the Defense Department on a new batch of F-35s, according to a company statement. The statement said Lockheed Martin CEO […]
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Air ForceDOT&E Predicts Further F-35 Delays
The Pentagon’s chief weapon tester predicts the F-35 program might not start initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) until late 2018 at the earliest and 2020 at the latest. In […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Working Toward SBIRS Block 20 Completion
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is making progress toward accomplishing Block 20 ground system upgrade objectives for the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) after the Air Force in December signed off on the Block […]
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Air ForceAir Force Stands Up Private Sector Exchange Cyber Team
The Air Force started a cybersecurity exchange program the week of Jan. 3 that borrows professionals for six-to-12 month stints to work on complex issues, according to outgoing Air Force […]
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Air ForceIn Farewell Memo, Carter Outlines Eight Years Of Defense Department Accomplishments
In a lengthy 11th-hour memo to President Barack Obama, outgoing Defense Secretary Ash Carter laid out an argument that the U.S. military is in better shape than it was eight […]
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Air ForceBAE Systems Wins $49 Million Air Force Contract To Improve Intelligence Sharing
BAE Systems won a $49 million five-year U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) contract to develop, deploy, and maintain cross domain solutions for safeguarding the sharing of sensitive information among […]