Air Force
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Air ForceNNSA Updates B61 LEP Cost Estimate to $8.25 Billion
The National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb life-extension program will cost an estimated $8.25 billion, according to an update issued recently upon the completion of the program’s […]
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Air ForceDoD Uncertain Smallsats Can Handle Big Missions
The Defense Department is still waiting to close the business case on widespread use of small satellites and hosted payloads, Associate Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for Space […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Awards Technic $22 Million Contract For Networking And Cybersecurity Support
The U.S. Air Force awarded Technica Corporation a task order with a ceiling of $22 million to provide various networking and cybersecurity support, the company said Wednesday. The task order […]
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Air ForceRoboteam Developing Flying Unmanned Ground Vehicle
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Roboteam, an American-Israeli firm that makes small unmanned ground vehicles for the U.S. Department of Defense and other customers, is developing several new products, including a UGV […]
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Air ForceAir Force Creates Life Cycle Management Center Program Office For Open Systems
The Air Force has stood up an open architecture program within its Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) in an effort to expand the use of open systems in the service’s […]
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Air ForceDoD Official Sees ‘Great Leverage’ In Small Satellite Developments
Though the Pentagon sees “great leverage” in some of the small satellite developments that industry is bringing forward, it still needs to figure out how to properly integrate them into […]
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Air ForceL-3 Vertex Aerospace Survives Air Force KC-10 Support Contract Bid Protest, Starts Work
L-3 Communications [LLL] Vertex Aerospace, having survived a bid protest, recently started work on an Air Force contract from June potentially worth $1.9 billion to provide contractor logistics support for […]
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Air ForceL-3 Completes GPS Military Code Security Certification
L-3 Communications [LLL] successfully completed the final step in a government security certification process for the company’s Military Code (M-Code) GPS User Equipment, the company said Wednesday. The M-Code GPS […]
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Air ForceHyten Sees Role For Reusable Rockets In Preventing Space Pearl Harbor
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The outgoing chief of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) sees a role for reusable rockets in preventing what he calls a Space Pearl Harbor, or a disabling attack […]
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Air ForceAir Force Upgrading Labs To Aid Tech Development
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is undertaking several facility modernization projects to support the development of advanced technology, including munitions and spacecraft, the lab’s head said Sept. 28. While […]