Air Force
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Air ForceGeneral Atomics Seeks USAF Airworthiness Assessment For Certifiable Predator B
General Atomics is seeking an Air Force airworthiness assessment for its Certifiable Predator B unmanned aerial system (UAS) similar to the one being provided for Textron’s [TXT] Scorpion. General Atomics […]
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Air ForceDoD Plans New Programs Of Record To Help Fill Weather Observing Gaps
The Defense Department may start as many as five new programs of record to address five space-based environmental monitoring (SBEM), or weather observing, gaps, the Air Force said Tuesday in […]
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Air ForceVice Joint Chief Gen. Selva: Military Must Become ‘Educated Consumer’ Of Commercial Tech Without Scaring Away Startups
In order to remain technically relevant in an age when most innovation happens outside the government, the military must become an “educated consumer” of technologies that emerge in the commercial […]
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Air ForceGAO Criticizes Air Force’s Methodology Behind A-10 Divestment Pursuit
The Defense Department and the Air Force do not have quality information on the full implications of A-10 divestment, including gaps that could be created by divestment and mitigation options, […]
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Air ForceAir Force Issues RFI For Global Hawk Communication System Modernization Program
The Air Force seeks information from industry in an effort to modernize the communication systems on the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system (UAS), according to a notice posted on […]
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Air ForceAir Force Drafting SBIRS Follow-on Acquisition Plan
The U.S. Air Force is nearing completion of a plan to restock its missile-warning satellite system, according to a key service official. The Air Force’s Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) […]
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Air ForceF-35 Program Completes Recent Surge Of Weapons Tests
The F-35 program recently performed an “unprecedented” surge of weapons testing by completing 25 tests in one month, according to a Defense Department statement. The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Lockheed Martin C-130J Deal Potentially Worth $10 Billion
The Air Force on Friday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a sole source contract potentially worth $10 billion for C-130J production work, according to a Defense Department statement. The contract is […]
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Air ForceAir Force Space Command Eyes ‘Self-Healing’ Satellites
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — U.S. Air Force Space Command is exploring the possibility of developing “self-healing satellites,” in which a spacecraft could “shed” a nonfunctioning part “in a command sense,” according […]
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Air ForceAir Force Awards Boeing $2.8 Billion For KC-46 Tanker Initial Production
The Air Force on Thursday awarded Boeing [BA] a $2.8 billion contract for KC-46 tanker low-rate initial production (LRIP), according to a company statement. The award includes the first two […]