Air Force
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Air ForceKC-46A Approved for Production
The Air Force on Friday approved Milestone C for the KC-46 program, signaling the aircraft is ready to enter into production. Work is now underway to award the first two […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Contracts For Protected Tactical Service Field Demonstration
The Air Force on Thursday awarded contracts to Raytheon [RTN], L-3 Communications [LLL] and ViaSat [VSAT] for Protected Tactical Service Field Demonstration (PTSFD). PTSFD will demonstrate the ability to provide […]
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Air ForceAir Force Moves Forward With Excess ICBM Motor Effort
The Air Force took a step forward in its effort to unload excess ICBM motors, despite no changes in federal law or space policy that would allow it to do so, […]
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Air ForceU.S. And Raytheon Successfully Test Fires Three AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles Launched From F-35
The U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Raytheon [RTN] together successfully test-fired three AIM-9X Block I Sidewinder missiles from an F-35A at airborne targets for the first time, the company said […]
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Air Force
James Warns Of Air Force Consequences Due To Possible Continuing Resolution
The KC-46, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and the B-21 programs would all be negatively affected if the Air Force enters fiscal year 2017 under a long-term continuing resolution (CR), […]
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Air ForceThird SBIRS Satellite Shipped To Florida For October Launch
The Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] shipped the third Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) missile-warning satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., last week for its fall launch. […]
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Air ForceAir Force Emphasizing Contract Execution In GPS III-3 RFP
Most of the changes the Air Force made to spur competition in its third Global Positioning System III (GPS III-3) launch-mission solicitation focused on contract execution, according to a key […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Seeks Agile Cyber Technologies Contractor
The U.S. Air Force is seeking sources to perform cyber research and development contract work for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Information Directorate (AFRL/RI) worth up to a maximum of […]
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Air ForceAir Force Officials Resist No-First-Use Policy
Top Air Force officials have in recent days defended current U.S. nuclear posture that avoids officially declaring no-first-use of nuclear weapons, despite calls from lawmakers to President Barack Obama to […]
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Air ForceAir Force Releases GPS III-3 Launch RFP
The Air Force on Wednesday released the request for proposals (RFP) for its Global Positioning System III-3 (GPS III-3) launch scheduled for February 2019. This launch competition is important because […]